Differentiation - Implicit differentiation

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  • Sometimes functions are given not in the form y=f(x) but in a more complicated form in which it is difficult or impossible to express y explicitly in terms of x.. Such functions are called implicit functions. In this unit we explain how these can be differentiated using implicit differentiation. (Mathtutor Video Tutorial)