If y = cos–1 x, Find d2y/dx2 in terms of y alone.
It is given that y = cos–1 x
Now,
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Therefore,

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………………………(1)
Now it is given that y = cos–1 x
⇒ x= cosy
Now putting the value of x in equation (1), we get

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