Question
Solve the equation
y=0y=∣x∣xtan(x)y=−∣x∣xtan(x)
Evaluate
xy×y2=tan(x)×y
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Evaluate
xy×y2
Multiply the terms with the same base by adding their exponents
xy1+2
Add the numbers
xy3
xy3=tan(x)×y
Add or subtract both sides
xy3−tan(x)×y=0
Factor the expression
y(xy2−tan(x))=0
Separate the equation into 2 possible cases
y=0xy2−tan(x)=0
Solution
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Evaluate
xy2−tan(x)=0
Move the expression to the right-hand side and change its sign
xy2=0+tan(x)
Add the terms
xy2=tan(x)
Divide both sides
xxy2=xtan(x)
Divide the numbers
y2=xtan(x)
Take the root of both sides of the equation and remember to use both positive and negative roots
y=±xtan(x)
Simplify the expression
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Evaluate
xtan(x)
Rewrite the expression
x×xtan(x)×x
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
x×xxtan(x)
Calculate
x2xtan(x)
To take a root of a fraction,take the root of the numerator and denominator separately
x2xtan(x)
Simplify the radical expression
∣x∣xtan(x)
y=±∣x∣xtan(x)
Separate the equation into 2 possible cases
y=∣x∣xtan(x)y=−∣x∣xtan(x)
y=0y=∣x∣xtan(x)y=−∣x∣xtan(x)
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Testing for symmetry
Testing for symmetry about the origin
Testing for symmetry about the x-axis
Testing for symmetry about the y-axis
Symmetry with respect to the origin
Evaluate
xy×y2=tan(x)×y
Multiply
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Evaluate
xy×y2
Multiply the terms with the same base by adding their exponents
xy1+2
Add the numbers
xy3
xy3=tan(x)×y
Multiply the terms
xy3=ytan(x)
To test if the graph of xy3=ytan(x) is symmetry with respect to the origin,substitute -x for x and -y for y
−x(−y)3=−ytan(−x)
Evaluate
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Evaluate
−x(−y)3
Rewrite the expression
−x(−y3)
Multiplying or dividing an even number of negative terms equals a positive
xy3
xy3=−ytan(−x)
Evaluate
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Evaluate
−ytan(−x)
Use tan(−t)=−tan(t) to transform the expression
−y(−tan(x))
Rewrite the expression
ytan(x)
xy3=ytan(x)
Solution
Symmetry with respect to the origin
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Find the first derivative
dxdy=3xy2−tan(x)sec2(x)×y−y3
Calculate
xyy2=tan(x)y
Simplify the expression
xy3=ytan(x)
Take the derivative of both sides
dxd(xy3)=dxd(ytan(x))
Calculate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(xy3)
Use differentiation rules
dxd(x)×y3+x×dxd(y3)
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
y3+x×dxd(y3)
Evaluate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(y3)
Use differentiation rules
dyd(y3)×dxdy
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
3y2dxdy
y3+3xy2dxdy
y3+3xy2dxdy=dxd(ytan(x))
Calculate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(ytan(x))
Use differentiation rules
dxd(y)×tan(x)+y×dxd(tan(x))
Evaluate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(y)
Use differentiation rules
dyd(y)×dxdy
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
dxdy
dxdy×tan(x)+y×dxd(tan(x))
Use dxd(tanx)=sec2x to find derivative
dxdy×tan(x)+sec2(x)×y
y3+3xy2dxdy=dxdy×tan(x)+sec2(x)×y
Rewrite the expression
y3+3xy2dxdy=tan(x)dxdy+sec2(x)×y
Move the expression to the left side
y3+3xy2dxdy−tan(x)dxdy=sec2(x)×y
Move the expression to the right side
3xy2dxdy−tan(x)dxdy=sec2(x)×y−y3
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(3xy2−tan(x))dxdy=sec2(x)×y−y3
Divide both sides
3xy2−tan(x)(3xy2−tan(x))dxdy=3xy2−tan(x)sec2(x)×y−y3
Solution
dxdy=3xy2−tan(x)sec2(x)×y−y3
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