Solution

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Put . Apply implicit differentiation with respect to and , using the chain rule:
Consequently
At a point where the assumed differentiable function exists, the first equation forces . Combining the equations therefore gives
The assertion is understood on such differentiable branches of the implicit function; arbitrary parameter choices need not produce one everywhere.

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