Let F(x,y)=e−x2+xy+logy=0 . We want to find dxdy . Using implicit differentiation, we have:
dxd(e−x2+xy+logy)=0
dxde−x2+dxd(xy)+dxd(logy)=0
Using the chain rule, we have dxde−x2=e−x2⋅(−2x)=−2xe−x2 . Using the product rule, we have dxd(xy)=xdxdy+ydxdx=xdxdy+y . Using the chain rule, we have dxd(logy)=y1dxdy .
Substituting these into the equation, we get:
−2xe−x2+xdxdy+y+y1dxdy=0
Now, we solve for dxdy :
(x+y1)dxdy=2xe−x2−y
dxdy=x+y12xe−x2−y=xy+1y(2xe−x2−y)
Therefore, at points where xy+1=0 ,
dxdy=xy+12xye−x2−y2.
The condition is necessary: since logy requires y>0 , if a point on the curve satisfies xy+1=0 , then
2xe−x2−y<0,
so the differentiated equation cannot have a finite value of dy/dx there. Such a point has a vertical tangent rather than a finite derivative as a graph y(x) .
To evaluate the Gaussian integral I=∫−∞∞e−x2dx , we can use the trick of squaring the integral and converting to polar coordinates.
Let I=∫−∞∞e−x2dx .
Then, I2=(∫−∞∞e−x2dx)(∫−∞∞e−y2dy)=∫−∞∞∫−∞∞e−(x2+y2)dxdy .
Now, we convert to polar coordinates: x=rcosθ , y=rsinθ , and x2+y2=r2 . Also, dxdy=rdrdθ .
The limits of integration become 0≤r<∞ and 0≤θ≤2π .
So, I2=∫02π∫0∞e−r2rdrdθ .
We can evaluate the inner integral by using the substitution u=r2 , so du=2rdr , and rdr=21du .
The limits of integration for u are 0 to ∞ .
Thus, ∫0∞e−r2rdr=∫0∞e−u21du=21∫0∞e−udu=21[−e−u]0∞=21[0−(−1)]=21 .