Possible typo at "Cálculo", by Robert A. Adams

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Hi PF

I've got the 6th Spanish edition of "Calculus", by Robert A. Adams. At the chapter 3.5, "Inverse trigonometric functions", few lines below "Definition 12 The inverse function of cosine cos-1x or arccos x ", it says:
"The derivative of cos-1x is the negative of that of sin-1x (why?):

$$\dfrac{d}{dx}\cos^{-1}x=\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{1-x^2}}$$

This last is a typo; there is a minus sign forgotten, isn't it?

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