math: add implicit differentiation

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4. When crossing an x-intercept, if the degree of that factor is even, the sign stays the same; otherwise, it alternates.
5. Repeat for every other region.
### Implicit differentiation
Implicit differentiation differentiates both sides of an equation with respect to $x$ and solves for $\frac{dy}{dx}$ ($y´$). Note that if $y$ is isolated, this is effectively the same as explicit differentiation.
!!! warning
The **chain rule** must be applied when differentiating terms that contain $y$.
!!! example
$$
\frac{x^2}{4} + y^2 = 1 \\
\frac{2x}{4} + 2y · \frac{dy}{dx} = 0 \\
\frac{dy}{dx} = -\frac{\frac{x}{2}}{2y} \\
\frac{dy}{dx} = -\frac{x}{4y}
$$
## Resources
- [IB Math Analysis and Approaches Syllabus](/resources/g11/ib-math-syllabus.pdf)