<s>[INST] Finding $\frac{ \mathrm{d}y}{ \mathrm{d}x}$ when given that $\sqrt{1-x^2} + \sqrt{1-y^2} ={a}(x-y)$ Finding $\frac{ \mathrm{d}y}{ \mathrm{d}x}$ when given that $\sqrt{1-x^2} + \sqrt{1-y^2} = a(x-y)$. $a$ is a constant.
I have the final answer, which is $$\frac{ \mathrm{d}y}{ \mathrm{d}x} = \sqrt{\frac{1-y^2}{1-x^2}}.$$ 
But I've only been able to get till $$\frac{ \mathrm{d}y}{ \mathrm{d}x} = \frac{a\sqrt{1-x^2}+x}{a\sqrt{1-y^2}-y}.\sqrt{\frac{1-y^2}{1-x^2}}.$$ 
How can the two terms be cancelled off? Thanks.
 [/INST] start with the defining equation and use difference of squares ...
$$  a(x-y) = \sqrt{1-y^2}+\sqrt{1-x^2}  $$
$$  a \frac{x^2-y^2}{x+y} = \frac{x^2-y^2}{\sqrt{1-y^2}-\sqrt{1-x^2}}  $$
$$  a (\sqrt{1-y^2}-\sqrt{1-x^2}) = x+y $$
$$  a \sqrt{1-y^2}-y =a\sqrt{1-x^2}+x $$
so 
$$  \frac{a\sqrt{1-x^2}+x}{ a \sqrt{1-y^2}-y }=1 $$
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