Use this equation to find dy/dx. 9 tan−1(x2y) = x + xy2 dy dx

To find $\frac{dy}{dx}$ from the given equation:

$9 \tan^{-1}(x^2 y) = x + x y^2$

we will use implicit differentiation with respect to $x$.

Step 1: Differentiate both sides with respect to $x$

Left-hand side:

We have $9 \tan^{-1}(x^2 y)$. Applying the chain rule:

[ \frac{d}{dx} \left[ 9 \tan^{-1}(x^2 y) \right] = 9 \cdot \frac{d}{dx} \left[ \tan^{-1}(x^2 y) \right] ] The derivative of $\tan^{-1}(u)$ with respect to $x$ is $\frac{1}{1 + u^2} \cdot \frac{du}{dx}$, where $u = x^2 y$.

So, [ \frac{d}{dx} \left[ \tan^{-1}(x^2 y) \right] = \frac{1}{1 + (x^2 y)^2} \cdot \frac{d}{dx} \left[ x^2 y \right] ]

Next, apply the product rule to differentiate $x^2 y$: $\frac{d}{dx} \left[ x^2 y \right] = 2x y + x^2 \frac{dy}{dx}$

Therefore, the derivative of the left-hand side becomes: $9 \cdot \frac{1}{1 + x^4 y^2} \cdot (2x y + x^2 \frac{dy}{dx})$

Right-hand side:

Now, differentiate $x + x y^2$ with respect to $x$: [ \frac{d}{dx} \left[ x + x y^2 \right] = 1 + \frac{d}{dx} \left[ x y^2 \right] ] Apply the product rule to $x y^2$: $\frac{d}{dx} \left[ x y^2 \right] = y^2 + x \cdot 2y \frac{dy}{dx}$

Thus, the derivative of the right-hand side is: $1 + y^2 + 2xy \frac{dy}{dx}$

Step 2: Set up the equation

Now we can equate the derivatives of both sides:

$9 \cdot \frac{1}{1 + x^4 y^2} \cdot (2x y + x^2 \frac{dy}{dx}) = 1 + y^2 + 2xy \frac{dy}{dx}$

Step 3: Solve for $\frac{dy}{dx}$

At this point, you would need to solve for $\frac{dy}{dx}$, which involves isolating $\frac{dy}{dx}$ on one side of the equation.

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