Find the slope of the tangent to the curve x^2+xy+y^2=4 at the point(2,-2)

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differentiate implicitly,

x^2 + xy + y^2 = 4
2x + x y' + y + 2y y' = 0
y' (x + 2y) = -2x - y
y' = (-2x-y)/(x+2y)
for (2,-2)
y' = (-4 + 2)/(2 -4)
= -2/-2 = 1
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