
1-1 (a) Explicit and implicit relations
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01 1-1 (a) Explicit and implicit relations
Explicit functions
- An explicit function gives directly in terms of , for example or .
- For such a function the derivative is found by the ordinary rules.
Implicit relations
- An implicit relation links and in one equation , for example or .
- Sometimes can be isolated: gives for .
- Sometimes one equation hides several functions: is a circle, which fails the vertical-line test, but it splits into two functions.
- The upper half is (domain , range ) and the lower half is (range ).
- Each half is differentiable for .
- In many equations, such as , isolating is impossible or very awkward, so we differentiate the equation as it stands.
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