Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH104/December 2014/Question 03 (a)
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Question 03 (a) |
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The price (in dollars) and the demand for a product are related by the following demand equation: Find the price elasticity of demand in terms of and for this product. |
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Hint 1 |
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The price elasticity of a product is given by . |
Hint 2 |
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Apply implicit differentiation. |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. Recall that the price elasticity of a product is given by , where and , are price and demand respectively. We implicitly differentiate the given relation with respect to giving: Substitute into the formula for elasticity and obtain:
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