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spliff.Life
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what does (x^2)(y^2)+xy=1 simplify into?

first time through i got 1/x figured that was wrong and the i got 1/2x^2
Sep 4 2009 11:44AM
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kepler.
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How are you magically getting rid of the y's? Are you trying to differentiate?
Sep 4 2009 11:56AM
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70794Willow
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if u're trying to differentiate, it would be

dy/dx = [2xy²+y] / - [2x²y+x]
Sep 4 2009 12:16PM
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spliff.Life
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oops should have been more thorough...

i was solving for y

i first divided 1by X^2 then then by X giving me 1/X^3=Y^2+Y

then i got lost

Sep 4 2009 12:18PM
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I_Am_Mod
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http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=(x^2)(y^2)%2Bxy%3D1

i hope your answer is in there somewhere....

for integrals there's also a wolfram integrator, just google it....
Sep 4 2009 12:21PM
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spliff.Life
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ok that helped a lot, i got it all figured out now
thanks a bunch man!
Sep 4 2009 12:23PM
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I_Am_Mod
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you're welcome, you should really remember about wolfram, they have some sweet math applications online!
Sep 4 2009 12:33PM
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