Multiple variables in derivative and finding the slope
I'm working on slope and geometrical differentiation. The problem is to
find the slope of any point on the curve $$\frac{x^2}{3^2} +
\frac{y^2}{2^2} = 1$$
I have found its derivative: $\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{-4}{9} \frac{x}{y}$.
The next requirement is to give the numerical value of the slope at x = 1.
I obviously should give x the value of 1 in the derivative to calculate
but how should I approach dealing with the value of y? Thanks in advance.
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