The discussion focuses on the application of the chain rule in transforming second-order derivatives, specifically from ##\frac{d^2x}{dy^2}## to ##\frac{d^2x}{dz^2}##. The correct formulation involves using the chain rule, represented as ##\frac{dx}{dz} = \frac{dx}{dy} \cdot \frac{dy}{dz}##, and applying the product rule to derive ##\frac{d^2x}{dz^2} = \frac{dx}{dy} \cdot \frac{d^2y}{dz^2} + \frac{d^2x}{dydz} \cdot \frac{dy}{dz}##. A correction was made regarding the second term, confirming it should be ##\frac{d^2x}{dydz}##.
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FactChecker said:##dx/dz = dx/dy*dy/dz## (chain rule)
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##d^2x/d^2z = dx/dy*d^2y/d^2z + d^2x/dxdz*dy/dz## (product rule)