dy Write an equation for dx on the ellipse y = y² + x2 3, showing ALL - your work. Then find the horizontal tangent lines of this ellipse.

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### Problem Statement

Write an equation for \(\frac{dy}{dx}\) on the ellipse \(xy = y^2 + x^2 - 3\), showing ALL your work. Then find the horizontal tangent lines of this ellipse.

### Solution Steps

1. **Implicit Differentiation**:
   To find \(\frac{dy}{dx}\), we need to differentiate both sides of the given equation with respect to \(x\). 
   
   Given: \(xy = y^2 + x^2 - 3\)
   
   Differentiate both sides with respect to \(x\):
   \[
   \begin{aligned}
   \frac{d}{dx}(xy) &= \frac{d}{dx}(y^2) + \frac{d}{dx}(x^2) - \frac{d}{dx}(3) \\
   x\frac{dy}{dx} + y &= 2y\frac{dy}{dx} + 2x 
   \end{aligned}
   \]
   
   Rearrange the terms to solve for \(\frac{dy}{dx}\):
   \[
   \begin{aligned}
   x\frac{dy}{dx} + y &= 2y\frac{dy}{dx} + 2x \\
   y - 2x &= 2y\frac{dy}{dx} - x\frac{dy}{dx} \\
   y - 2x &= (2y - x) \frac{dy}{dx} \\
   \frac{dy}{dx} &= \frac{y - 2x}{2y - x}
   \end{aligned}
   \]

2. **Finding Horizontal Tangents**:
   For horizontal tangent lines, \(\frac{dy}{dx} = 0\). Setting the numerator equal to zero gives us:
   \[
   y - 2x = 0
   \]
   Solving for \(y\):
   \[
   y = 2x
   \]
   Substitute \(y = 2x\) back into the original equation to find the corresponding \(x\) values:
   \[
   x(2x) = (2x)^2 + x^2 - 3 \\
   2x^2 = 4x^2 + x^2 - 3 \\
   2
Transcribed Image Text:### Problem Statement Write an equation for \(\frac{dy}{dx}\) on the ellipse \(xy = y^2 + x^2 - 3\), showing ALL your work. Then find the horizontal tangent lines of this ellipse. ### Solution Steps 1. **Implicit Differentiation**: To find \(\frac{dy}{dx}\), we need to differentiate both sides of the given equation with respect to \(x\). Given: \(xy = y^2 + x^2 - 3\) Differentiate both sides with respect to \(x\): \[ \begin{aligned} \frac{d}{dx}(xy) &= \frac{d}{dx}(y^2) + \frac{d}{dx}(x^2) - \frac{d}{dx}(3) \\ x\frac{dy}{dx} + y &= 2y\frac{dy}{dx} + 2x \end{aligned} \] Rearrange the terms to solve for \(\frac{dy}{dx}\): \[ \begin{aligned} x\frac{dy}{dx} + y &= 2y\frac{dy}{dx} + 2x \\ y - 2x &= 2y\frac{dy}{dx} - x\frac{dy}{dx} \\ y - 2x &= (2y - x) \frac{dy}{dx} \\ \frac{dy}{dx} &= \frac{y - 2x}{2y - x} \end{aligned} \] 2. **Finding Horizontal Tangents**: For horizontal tangent lines, \(\frac{dy}{dx} = 0\). Setting the numerator equal to zero gives us: \[ y - 2x = 0 \] Solving for \(y\): \[ y = 2x \] Substitute \(y = 2x\) back into the original equation to find the corresponding \(x\) values: \[ x(2x) = (2x)^2 + x^2 - 3 \\ 2x^2 = 4x^2 + x^2 - 3 \\ 2
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