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Determine the rate of change equation by implicitly differentiating with respect to

time t.
x^4+ y^4 = 4y

User Michael Chao
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By the power and chain rules, taking derivatives on both sides with respect to
t gives


4x^3 (dx)/(dt) + 4y^3 (dy)/(dt) = 4(dy)/(dt)

or


4x^3 (dx)/(dt) + (4y^3-4) (dy)/(dt) = 0

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