 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

Along a differentiable graph satisfying the implicit equation, the <multivariable chain rule> gives
$$
\frac{d}{dx}F(x,y(x))=F_x+F_y\frac{dy}{dx}=0.
$$
Thus, wherever $F_y\ne0$,
$$
\boxed{\frac{dy}{dx}=-\frac{F_x}{F_y}}.
$$
The <implicit function theorem> supplies such a local graph under that nonvanishing condition. At a <singular point> both numerator and denominator vanish, so this division cannot determine its tangent.

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