Suppose that x=x(t) and y=y(t) are both functions of t. If x^2+xy=8, and dx/dt=−5 when x=2 and y=2, what is dy/dt?
\(x^2+xy=8\)
Differentiating both sides with respect to \(x\) yields
\(2x+x\dfrac{\mathrm dy}{\mathrm dx}+y=0\implies\dfrac{\mathrm dy}{\mathrm dx}=-\dfrac{2x+y}x\)
Now,
\(\dfrac{\mathrm dy}{\mathrm dx}=\dfrac{\frac{\mathrm dy}{\mathrm dt}}{\frac{\mathrm dx}{\mathrm dt}}\)
So you have
\(-\dfrac{2x+y}x=\dfrac{\frac{\mathrm dy}{\mathrm dt}}{\frac{\mathrm dx}{\mathrm dt}}\)
When \(x=2\) and \(y=2\), you have \(\dfrac{\mathrm dx}{\mathrm dt}=-5\), which means
\(-\dfrac{2(2)+2}2=-\dfrac{\frac{\mathrm dy}{\mathrm dt}}5\)
\(\dfrac{\mathrm dy}{\mathrm dt}=15\)
The differentiation(dy/dt) of y with respect to t of the given function with all the given parameters gives us;
dy/dt = 15
We are given the function;
x² + xy = 8
Differentiating with respect to x gives;
2x + x(dy/dx) + y = 0
Making dy/dx the subject gives;
dy/dx = -(y + 2x)/x
Now, we are told that x = x(t) and y = y(t) are both functions of t. This means that;
dy/dx = (dy/dt)/(dx/dt)
-(y + 2x)/x = (dy/dt)/-5
At x = 2 and y = 2, we have;
-(2 + 2(2))/2 = (dy/dt)/-5
-3 = (dy/dt)/-5
dy/dt = -3 * -5
dy/dt = 15
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