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Implicit differentiation involving arcsin

Suppose yy is defined implicitly as a function of xx by the equation y=arcsin⁡(xy).y = \arcsin(xy). Use implicit differentiation, along with the fact that ddu[arcsin⁡(u)]=11−u2\dfrac{d}{du}[\arcsin(u)] = \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{1-u^2}}, to find dydx\dfrac{dy}{dx} in terms of xx and yy.

Hint

Differentiate both sides with respect to xx. On the right side, apply the chain rule to arcsin⁡(xy)\arcsin(xy): the outer function is arcsin⁡(u)\arcsin(u) with u=xyu = xy, and you'll need the product rule to differentiate u=xyu = xy with respect to xx. Then collect all terms containing dy/dxdy/dx on one side and solve for it.

Step-by-step solution

Differentiate both sides with respect to xx. The left side gives dy/dxdy/dx. For the right side, apply the chain rule to arcsin⁡(xy)\arcsin(xy): ddx[arcsin⁡(xy)]=11−(xy)2⋅ddx(xy).\frac{d}{dx}\big[\arcsin(xy)\big] = \frac{1}{\sqrt{1-(xy)^2}}\cdot \frac{d}{dx}(xy). By the product rule, ddx(xy)=y+xdydx\frac{d}{dx}(xy) = y + x\frac{dy}{dx}, so the equation becomes dydx=y+xdydx1−x2y2.\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{y + x\frac{dy}{dx}}{\sqrt{1-x^2y^2}}.

Multiply both sides by 1−x2y2\sqrt{1-x^2y^2} to clear the denominator: dydx1−x2y2=y+xdydx.\frac{dy}{dx}\sqrt{1-x^2y^2} = y + x\frac{dy}{dx}. Collect all terms with dy/dxdy/dx on the left: dydx(1−x2y2−x)=y.\frac{dy}{dx}\left(\sqrt{1-x^2y^2} - x\right) = y. Solving for dy/dxdy/dx gives the final result dydx=y1−x2y2−x.\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{y}{\sqrt{1-x^2y^2} - x}.

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