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The question is to PROVE that dy/dx = (dy/dt)/(dx/dt). This follows from the chain rule (without getting into any heavy formalism).
We know x and y are functions of t. Given an appropriate curve (we can integrate piece-wise if necessary), y can be written as a function of x where x is a function of t, i.e., y = y(x(t)).
By the chain rule, we have dy/dt = dy/dx * dx/dt. For points where the derivative of x with respect to t does not vanish, we therefore have (dy/dt)/(dx/dt) = dy/dx.
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