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{\Large Implicit Differentiation
\footnote{Copyright \copyright 2002 Winfried Just, Department of Mathematics,
Ohio University. All rights reserved.}}
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In this exercise, we will graphically explore the idea behind implicit differentiation.
If this \textsc{MatLab} exercise is being counted in your grade,
then be sure to print the figures for submission.
%%%%You may be asked to submit your pictures for this exercise as part of Quiz 4.
Let us use the \verb$ ezplot$ command to draw the graph of the equation
\begin{equation}\label{circle}
x^2 + y^2 = 25
\end{equation}
You do this by entering:
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\verb$>> ezplot('x^2 + y^2 = 25', [-6, 6], [-6, 6])$
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Look at your picture. It doesn't look like a circle, does it? You can improve its look by entering:
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\verb$>> axis square$
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Clearly, the graph you see is not the graph of a function. However, let us see what happens if we zoom in on a neighborhood of the point $(3,4)$. Enter:
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\verb$>> axis([1 5 2 6])$
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As you can see, the graph now looks pretty much like the graph of a function. In class we found the equation of the tangent line to the graph of this function. It is:
\begin{equation}\label{tangentcircle}
y = -{3 \over 4}(x - 3) + 4
\end{equation}
Equivalently, this equation can be written as:
\begin{equation}\label{tangentcircle1}
-{3 \over 4}(x - 3) + 4 - y = 0
\end{equation}
Let us plot the tangent line on the same graph. Enter:
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\verb$>> hold on$
\verb$>> ezplot('-(3/4)*(x-3) + 4 - y = 0', [-6, 6], [-6, 6])$
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You should see a nice tangent line to the graph of a function. Let us zoom out again to see how the tangent line is related to the whole graph of equation~(\ref{circle}). Enter:
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\verb$>> axis([-6 6 -6 6])$
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Now give a descriptive title to your picture and print it if
submission is required.
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It is not the case that for \emph{all} points $(x_0,y_0)$ on the graph of equation~(\ref{circle}) the equation defines a function $y(x)$ in a neighborhood of $(x_0, y_0)$. Please mark on your printout all points $(x_0, y_0)$ where equation~(\ref{circle}) \emph{does not} define such a function.
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Now let us explore the equation:\nopagebreak
\begin{equation}\label{descartes}
x^3 + y^3 = 4.5xy
\end{equation}
To clean your graphics window, enter:
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\verb$>> hold off$
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Now enter:
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\verb$>> ezplot('x^3 + y^3 - 4.5*x*y = 0', [-2, 4], [-2, 4])$
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The shape you see in the picture is called the "folium of Descartes."
The whole figure clearly is not the graph of a function. To see what happens in a neighborhood of the point $(1,2)$, enter:
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\verb$>> axis([0.5 1.5 1.5 2.5])$
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Again, you can see the graph of a function. In the handout, we computed the equation of the tangent line to the graph of this function at $(1,2)$. It is:
\begin{equation}\label{tangentdescartes}
y = {6 \over 7.5}(x-1) + 2
\end{equation}
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Add the graph of this tangent line to the picture by entering:
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\verb$>> hold on$
\verb$>> ezplot('(6/7.5)*(x-1) + 2 - y = 0', [-2, 4], [-2, 4])$
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Now zoom out again to look at the whole picture. Enter:
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\verb$>> axis([-2 4 -2 4])$
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Add a suitable title to your picture and print it if submission is required.
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