Use Implicit Differentiation to Find the Specified Derivative at the Given

question 216

Multiple Choice

Use implicit differentiation to find the specified derivative at the given point.
-Find $\frac { d y } { d x }$ at the point $( 1,0 )$ for $\cos x y + y e ^ { x } = 0$ .

• A) \(\mathrm { e }\)
• B) 0
• C) 1
• D) \(\frac { 1 } { \mathrm { e } }\)

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