MAT131 Fall 2025 Notes
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Implicit Differentiation (2.6, pg. 111) & Implicit Differentiation Web Page

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Implicit functions
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    Implicit functions are those which are not directly expressed but are expressed in terms of other functions and independent variables.
    Implicit functions are usually stated as an equation in which one cannot solve for one (or any) function.
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Curve shifting in your past: Q3
Curve shifting in your future: polar.htm   polar.gsp

1st: Read: Implicit Differentiation Web Page
2nd: Download & Print
11. (Section 5.4) TI Calculator Calculus Functions Run as Graphing Features
12. Perhaps (Section 5.4) TI Derivative, Definite Integral Program and, if you wish, view: TI Derivative, Integral Program Video
13. Perhaps (Section 5.4) TI Programming Menu & Keys
3rd: Review & Print, if needed: Precalc Notes:   log laws We will be taking the derivative of a function to a function, ( f(x) )^( g(x) ) and one needs logs to do this.