
Doug C. answered 10/23/23
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Product rule for 1st term and write 2nd term as (1 - x2)1/2 before taking derivative:
y' = x [1/√(1 - x2)] + sin-1(x) + (1/2) (1 - x2)-1/2(-2x)
y' = sin-1(x) + x/√(1- x2) - x/√(1 - x2) = sin-1(x)
y'' = 1/√(1 - x2)
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