Second derivatives by implicit differentiation
Problem 2.2464 · hard
The curve \( \displaystyle 4 x^{2} + y^{2} = 17 \) passes through \( \displaystyle (2, 1) \). Find \( \displaystyle y'' \) there.
- \[ \left. 4 x^{2} + y^{2} \right|_{\substack{ x=2\\ y=1 }} = 17 \]The point is on the curve.✓ Proved
- \[ - \frac{\frac{\partial}{\partial x} \left(4 x^{2} + y^{2}\right)}{\frac{\partial}{\partial y} \left(4 x^{2} + y^{2}\right)} = - \frac{4 x}{y} \]y′ = −F_x/F_y.✓ Proved
- \[ \frac{d}{d x} \left(- \frac{4 x}{Y{\left(x \right)}}\right) = \frac{4 x \frac{d}{d x} Y{\left(x \right)}}{Y^{2}{\left(x \right)}} - \frac{4}{Y{\left(x \right)}} \]Differentiate y′ again, with y a function of x.✓ Proved
- Replace dy/dx in that by y′ itself, and simplify.Reviewed
- \[ \left. - \frac{16 x^{2}}{y^{3}} - \frac{4}{y} \right|_{\substack{ x=2\\ y=1 }} = -68 \]At (2, 1).✓ Proved
Answer \( y'' = - \frac{16 x^{2}}{y^{3}} - \frac{4}{y},\quad y''(2) = -68 \)
✓ Nihil obstat Lines: 4 proved, 1 reviewed. The answer was also checked a second way, without looking at the solution. Reviewers found nothing wrong with the explanation. How we verify
The full receipt
| Line | Status | Checked by | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(lhs - rhs) reduced to 0 |
| 2 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(lhs - rhs) reduced to 0 |
| 3 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(lhs - rhs) reduced to 0 |
| 4 | Reviewed | reviewers: gpt-oss:20b, qwen3.6:27b-mlx | a sentence; read, not computed |
| 5 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(lhs - rhs) reduced to 0 |
| answer, a second way | ✓ Checked independently | sympy 1.14.0 + mpmath 1.3.0 | y solved numerically from the curve at x₀ and x₀ ± 10⁻⁶, then a second difference |
Reviewers
gpt-oss:20b: passqwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass — The solution correctly applies implicit differentiation twice and substitutes the point values accurately.
Every verdict on record (6)
qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-21 — The solution correctly applies implicit differentiation twice and substitutes the point values accurately.gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-21qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-20gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-20qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-20 — The solution correctly applies implicit differentiation to find the first and second derivatives. The algebraic simplification and final evaluation are correct.gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-20
Proved: SymPy reduced the difference between the two sides to zero. Checked independently: a separate
method, named above, confirmed it. Checked numerically: the two sides agree at every sampled point, which is evidence,
not proof. Reviewed: a model or a person read it; that is all a sentence can have. Solution by
generator:structured/implicit_second_derivative, checked 2026-10-21 with SymPy 1.14.0.