Implicit differentiation (Given F(x,y)=0, differentiate both sides w.r.t. x treating y as function)

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Given F(x,y)=0, differentiate both sides w.r.t. x treating y as function of x, then solve for dy/dx

What each symbol means

SymbolWhat it stands for
dy/dxDerivative to solve for
F(x,y)Implicit relation between x and y

When to use this

F must be differentiable and dF/dy != 0 at the point.