if sqrt(y+x)+ sqrt(y-x)=c, show that dy/dx=y/x-sqrt(y2/x2-1).

the given equation is : y+x+y-x=c ..........(1)
differentiating wrt x:
12y+x.dydx+1+12y-x.dydx-1=01y+x+1y-x.dydx+1y+x-1y-x=0 [multipliyng eq by 2]
y-x+y+x(y-x)(y+x).dydx+y-x-y+x(y-x)(y+x)=0y-x+y+x.dydx+y-x-y+x=0 [multiplying whole eq. by (y-x)(y+x)]
dydx=-y-x-y+xy-x+y+xdydx=-y-x-y+xy-x+y+x*y-x-y+xy-x-y+x [rationalising the denominator]dydx=-y-x-y+x2(y-x)-(y+x)
dydx=-y-x+y+x-2.y-x.y+x-2xdydx=2y-2(y-x)(y+x)2x=y-(y-x)(y+x)xdydx=yx-y2-x2xdydx=yx-y2x2-1
which is the required result.
hope this helps you

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