Lesson 7 (09/09/26) – Substitution Methods (1.6)
Warm up:
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\( v(x) = \frac{y(x)}{x} \), find \( y' \)
\[ y = x v \]
\[ y' = (x v)' = 1 \cdot v + x \cdot v' \]
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\( v(x) = (y(x))^n \), find \( y' \)
\( n \neq 0 \)
\[ v'(x) = n \cdot y^{1-n} y'(x) \]
\[ y'(x) = \frac{1}{n \, y^{1-n}} v' \]