Implicit differentiation to find second derivative

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Use implicit differentiation to find the second derivative at point (9,1) is y is given the function: 6 x y^6 - 10 y^(1/2) = 44 y^2

Help much welcomed
 
Use implicit differentiation to find the second derivative at point (9,1) is y is given the function: 6 x y^6 - 10 y^(1/2) = 44 y^2

Help much welcomed

Start with calculating the expression for first derivative - then differentiate again to calculate the second derivative.

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my working so far

well this is my working so far. I think I getting confused when doing the second derivative

6*x*y^6-10(y)^(1/2)=44*y^2
6(xy^6)'-10(y^(1/2))'=44(y^2)'

dy/dx => 6(y^6+6xy^5y')-10((1/2)*y^(-1/2)y')=44(2yy')
6y^6+36xy^5y'-5y(-1/2)y'=88yy'
sub in (9,1)
6+324y'-5y'=88y'
y'=-2/77

Now this is where I think im wrong and getting the wrong answer

d^2y/dx^x=> 6(6y^5y'+6x(y'*5y^5y'+y^5y''))-10(-y^(-3/2)y'+(1/2)y^(-1/2)y'')+44(y'y'+2yy'')

Thanks for the help
 
Use implicit differentiation to find the second derivative at point (9,1) is y is given the function: 6 x y^6 - 10 y^(1/2) = 44 y^2

Help much welcomed
You are (almost) correct on the y' calculation. For the actual calculation of y' you didn't do the exponentiation in formula but did do it in the calculation so that it turned out correct. Thus
6y^6+36xy^5y'-5y-1/2y'=88yy'
which leads to
6 y6 + y' (36 x y5 - 88y - 5y-1/2) = 0
You should probably do the second derivative from that equation as you seemed to have messed it up in the other form.
 
Cool thanks, so from
6 y
6 + y' (36 x y5 - 88y - 5y-1/2) = 0

I did the second derivative and got
36y^(5)y' +y''(36y^(5)+180xy^(4)y'-88y'+((5)/(2))y^(((-3)/(2)))y')=0

= 36y^(5)y'+36y^(5)y''+180xy^(4)y'y''-88y'y''+((5)/(2))y^(((-3)/(2)))y'y''

is this correct?
 
The answer I got was y''= -24/217 can anyone confirm or deny it?
 
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