The Implicit Function Theorem for maps that are only differentiable: an elementary proof
Abstract: This article shows a very elementary and straightforward proof of the Implicit Function Theorem for differentiable maps $F(x,y)$ defined on a finite-dimensional Euclidean space. There are no hypothesis on the continuity of the partial derivatives of $F$. The proof employs determinants theory, the mean-value theorem, the intermediate-value theorem, and Darboux's property (the intermediate-value property for derivatives). The proof avoids compactness arguments, fixed-point theorems, and integration theory. A stronger than the classical version of the Inverse Function Theorem is also shown. An example is given.
Paper Prompts
Sign up for free to create and run prompts on this paper using GPT-5.
Top Community Prompts
Collections
Sign up for free to add this paper to one or more collections.