Question
Solve the equation
Solve for x
Solve for y
x=∣y∣1x=−∣y∣1
Evaluate
y2x2=1
Divide both sides
y2y2x2=y21
Divide the numbers
x2=y21
Take the root of both sides of the equation and remember to use both positive and negative roots
x=±y21
Simplify the expression
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Evaluate
y21
To take a root of a fraction,take the root of the numerator and denominator separately
y21
Simplify the radical expression
y21
Simplify the radical expression
∣y∣1
x=±∣y∣1
Solution
x=∣y∣1x=−∣y∣1
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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
y2x2=1
To test if the graph of y2x2=1 is symmetry with respect to the origin,substitute -x for x and -y for y
(−y)2(−x)2=1
Evaluate
y2x2=1
Solution
Symmetry with respect to the origin
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Rewrite the equation
r=∣sin(2θ)∣2∣sin(2θ)∣r=−∣sin(2θ)∣2∣sin(2θ)∣
Evaluate
y2x2=1
To convert the equation to polar coordinates,substitute x for rcos(θ) and y for rsin(θ)
(sin(θ)×r)2(cos(θ)×r)2=1
Factor the expression
(sin(θ)cos(θ))2r4=1
Simplify the expression
41sin2(2θ)×r4=1
Divide the terms
r4=sin2(2θ)4
Evaluate the power
r=±4sin2(2θ)4
Simplify the expression
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Evaluate
4sin2(2θ)4
To take a root of a fraction,take the root of the numerator and denominator separately
4sin2(2θ)44
Simplify the radical expression
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Evaluate
44
Write the number in exponential form with the base of 2
422
Reduce the index of the radical and exponent with 2
2
4sin2(2θ)2
Simplify the radical expression
∣sin(2θ)∣2
Multiply by the Conjugate
∣sin(2θ)∣×∣sin(2θ)∣2×∣sin(2θ)∣
Calculate
∣sin(2θ)∣2×∣sin(2θ)∣
The product of roots with the same index is equal to the root of the product
∣sin(2θ)∣2∣sin(2θ)∣
r=±∣sin(2θ)∣2∣sin(2θ)∣
Solution
r=∣sin(2θ)∣2∣sin(2θ)∣r=−∣sin(2θ)∣2∣sin(2θ)∣
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Find the first derivative
Find the derivative with respect to x
Find the derivative with respect to y
dxdy=−xy
Calculate
y2x2=1
Take the derivative of both sides
dxd(y2x2)=dxd(1)
Calculate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(y2x2)
Use differentiation rules
dxd(x2)×y2+x2×dxd(y2)
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
2xy2+x2×dxd(y2)
Evaluate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(y2)
Use differentiation rules
dyd(y2)×dxdy
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
2ydxdy
2xy2+2x2ydxdy
2xy2+2x2ydxdy=dxd(1)
Calculate the derivative
2xy2+2x2ydxdy=0
Move the expression to the right-hand side and change its sign
2x2ydxdy=0−2xy2
Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression
2x2ydxdy=−2xy2
Divide both sides
2x2y2x2ydxdy=2x2y−2xy2
Divide the numbers
dxdy=2x2y−2xy2
Solution
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Evaluate
2x2y−2xy2
Cancel out the common factor 2
x2y−xy2
Reduce the fraction
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Evaluate
x2x
Use the product rule aman=an−m to simplify the expression
x2−11
Subtract the terms
x11
Simplify
x1
xy−y2
Reduce the fraction
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Evaluate
yy2
Use the product rule aman=an−m to simplify the expression
y2−1
Subtract the terms
y1
Simplify
y
x−y
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
−xy
dxdy=−xy
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Find the second derivative
Find the second derivative with respect to x
Find the second derivative with respect to y
dx2d2y=x22y
Calculate
y2x2=1
Take the derivative of both sides
dxd(y2x2)=dxd(1)
Calculate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(y2x2)
Use differentiation rules
dxd(x2)×y2+x2×dxd(y2)
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
2xy2+x2×dxd(y2)
Evaluate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(y2)
Use differentiation rules
dyd(y2)×dxdy
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
2ydxdy
2xy2+2x2ydxdy
2xy2+2x2ydxdy=dxd(1)
Calculate the derivative
2xy2+2x2ydxdy=0
Move the expression to the right-hand side and change its sign
2x2ydxdy=0−2xy2
Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression
2x2ydxdy=−2xy2
Divide both sides
2x2y2x2ydxdy=2x2y−2xy2
Divide the numbers
dxdy=2x2y−2xy2
Divide the numbers
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Evaluate
2x2y−2xy2
Cancel out the common factor 2
x2y−xy2
Reduce the fraction
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Evaluate
x2x
Use the product rule aman=an−m to simplify the expression
x2−11
Subtract the terms
x11
Simplify
x1
xy−y2
Reduce the fraction
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Evaluate
yy2
Use the product rule aman=an−m to simplify the expression
y2−1
Subtract the terms
y1
Simplify
y
x−y
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
−xy
dxdy=−xy
Take the derivative of both sides
dxd(dxdy)=dxd(−xy)
Calculate the derivative
dx2d2y=dxd(−xy)
Use differentiation rules
dx2d2y=−x2dxd(y)×x−y×dxd(x)
Calculate the derivative
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Evaluate
dxd(y)
Use differentiation rules
dyd(y)×dxdy
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
dxdy
dx2d2y=−x2dxdy×x−y×dxd(x)
Use dxdxn=nxn−1 to find derivative
dx2d2y=−x2dxdy×x−y×1
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
dx2d2y=−x2xdxdy−y×1
Any expression multiplied by 1 remains the same
dx2d2y=−x2xdxdy−y
Use equation dxdy=−xy to substitute
dx2d2y=−x2x(−xy)−y
Solution
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Calculate
−x2x(−xy)−y
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
x(−xy)
Multiplying or dividing an odd number of negative terms equals a negative
−x×xy
Cancel out the common factor x
−1×y
Multiply the terms
−y
−x2−y−y
Subtract the terms
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Simplify
−y−y
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(−1−1)y
Subtract the numbers
−2y
−x2−2y
Divide the terms
−(−x22y)
Calculate
x22y
dx2d2y=x22y
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