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Identify the layers of the function for the chain rule.

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  1. Identify the layers of the function for the chain rule.

    The function is y=sec⁡2(sin⁡(x))y = \sec^2(\sqrt{\sin(x)}). This can be written as y=(sec⁡(sin⁡(x)))2y = (\sec(\sqrt{\sin(x)}))^2.
    Let u=sec⁡(sin⁡(x))u = \sec(\sqrt{\sin(x)}). Then y=u2y = u^2.
    Let v=sin⁡(x)v = \sqrt{\sin(x)}. Then u=sec⁡(v)u = \sec(v).
    Let w=sin⁡(x)w = \sin(x). Then v=w=w1/2v = \sqrt{w} = w^{1/2}.

  2. Differentiate each layer.

    Differentiate y=u2y = u^2 with respect to uu:

    dydu=2u\frac{dy}{du} = 2u

    Differentiate u=sec⁡(v)u = \sec(v) with respect to vv:

    dudv=sec⁡(v)tan⁡(v)\frac{du}{dv} = \sec(v)\tan(v)

    Differentiate v=w1/2v = w^{1/2} with respect to ww:

    dvdw=12w−1/2=12w\frac{dv}{dw} = \frac{1}{2}w^{-1/2} = \frac{1}{2\sqrt{w}}

    Differentiate w=sin⁡(x)w = \sin(x) with respect to xx:

    dwdx=cos⁡(x)\frac{dw}{dx} = \cos(x)
  3. Apply the chain rule dydx=dydu⋅dudv⋅dvdw⋅dwdx\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{dy}{du} \cdot \frac{du}{dv} \cdot \frac{dv}{dw} \cdot \frac{dw}{dx}.

    Substitute back the expressions for u,v,wu, v, w:

    u=sec⁡(sin⁡(x))u = \sec(\sqrt{\sin(x)}) v=sin⁡(x)v = \sqrt{\sin(x)} w=sin⁡(x)w = \sin(x) dydx=2(sec⁡(sin⁡(x)))⋅(sec⁡(sin⁡(x))tan⁡(sin⁡(x)))⋅(12sin⁡(x))⋅(cos⁡(x))\frac{dy}{dx} = 2\left(\sec(\sqrt{\sin(x)})\right) \cdot \left(\sec(\sqrt{\sin(x)})\tan(\sqrt{\sin(x)})\right) \cdot \left(\frac{1}{2\sqrt{\sin(x)}}\right) \cdot \left(\cos(x)\right)
  4. Simplify the expression.

    dydx=2sec⁡2(sin⁡(x))tan⁡(sin⁡(x))⋅cos⁡(x)2sin⁡(x)\frac{dy}{dx} = 2 \sec^2(\sqrt{\sin(x)}) \tan(\sqrt{\sin(x)}) \cdot \frac{\cos(x)}{2\sqrt{\sin(x)}} dydx=sec⁡2(sin⁡(x))tan⁡(sin⁡(x))cos⁡(x)sin⁡(x)\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{\sec^2(\sqrt{\sin(x)}) \tan(\sqrt{\sin(x)}) \cos(x)}{\sqrt{\sin(x)}}

    The final answer is sec⁡2(sin⁡(x))tan⁡(sin⁡(x))cos⁡(x)sin⁡(x)\boxed{\frac{\sec^2(\sqrt{\sin(x)}) \tan(\sqrt{\sin(x)}) \cos(x)}{\sqrt{\sin(x)}}}.

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