Differentiate y2=a2cos2x+b2sin2x w.r.t. x:
2yy′=−2a2cosxsinx+2b2sinxcosx=2sinxcosx(b2−a2)=(b2−a2)sin2x.
So yy′=2(b2−a2)sin2x. Differentiate again:
y′2+yy′′=(b2−a2)cos2x.
Also, from y2=a2cos2x+b2sin2x=a2+(b2−a2)sin2x, we get (b2−a2)sin2x=y2−a2, and similarly (b2−a2)cos2x=b2−y2 (since y2=b2−(b2−a2)cos2x). So
(b2−a2)cos2x=(b2−a2)(cos2x−sin2x)=(b2−y2)−(y2−a2)=a2+b2−2y2.
Also y′2=y2(yy′)2=y2(b2−a2)2sin2xcos2x=y2(y2−a2)(b2−y2) (using the two boxed relations above).
So
yy′′=a2+b2−2y2−y′2=a2+b2−2y2−y2(y2−a2)(b2−y2). …