Problem

Evaluate the derivative of the following function at the given point.
18x3y26y3=1,458;(2,3)
dydx|(2,3)=

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The derivative of the function at the point (2,-3) is 1944.

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Step 1 :We are given the function 18x3y26y3=1458 and we are asked to find the derivative of y with respect to x at the point (2,-3).

Step 2 :We start by differentiating both sides of the equation with respect to x. The derivative of 18x3y2 with respect to x is 54x2y2+36x3ydydx by using the product rule and chain rule.

Step 3 :The derivative of 6y3 with respect to x is 18y2dydx by using the chain rule.

Step 4 :Setting the derivative of the left-hand side equal to the derivative of the right-hand side (which is 0 because the right-hand side is a constant), we can solve for dydx.

Step 5 :After finding the general form of dydx, we can substitute the given point (2,-3) into the equation to find the specific value of dydx at that point.

Step 6 :The derivative of the function at the point (2,-3) is 1944.

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