Eric Nicholas K's answer to Kathy's Secondary 4 A Maths Singapore question.

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Eric Nicholas K
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Q14

The first time I cannot conclude dy/dx cannot equal zero because there are two fractions involved. In the final simplified expression, there is only one term, and we can make the conclusion that dy/dx cannot equal zero.