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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Implicit Differentiation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students differentiate an equation in two variables with respect to one. They calculate points where the tangent line is horizontal, vertical, or oblique and use the graphing capacity of the TI-89 to display the graph of the implicit...
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Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Differentiation of Implicit Functions

For Students 9th - 10th
Several examples are presented to illustrate implicit differentiation for functions where it is difficult to solve for y.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Implicit Differentiation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students can use the graphing calculator to find the derivative of an implicitly defined function.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Functioning on Your Own

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students learn to create and use functions. They learn to create functions with multiple arguments, solve derivative of implicitly defined functions, and to solve rate problems using Function Editor.
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: An Approach to Calculus: More Rules for Derivatives

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains the quotient rule, implicit differentiation, and derivatives of inverse functions. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student...