With the usual notation <span class="math-tex">\(\dfrac{d^2x}{dy^2}\)</span> is
\(\frac{dx}{dy} = \frac{1}{y'}\), where \(y' = \frac{dy}{dx}\).
\(\frac{d^2x}{dy^2} = \frac{d}{dy}\left(\frac{1}{y'}\right) = \frac{d}{dx}\left(\frac{1}{y'}\right) \cdot \frac{dx}{dy} = -\frac{y''}{(y')^2} \cdot \frac{1}{y'} = -\frac{y''}{(y')^3}\)
So \(\frac{d^2x}{dy^2} = -\left(\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}\right)\left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right)^{-3}\).
Answer: (D)
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