Find the derivatives to transformed variables

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Let $\theta \in \mathbb{R}$ and consider the rotational action $X = x \cos\theta - y \sin\theta$ ; $Y = x \sin\theta + y \cos\theta$. Find the transformed derivatives $Y'$ and $Y''$.

How do I approach this question. What am I supposed to be differentiating with respect to?

The second part is to show the infinitesimals associated with $x, y, y' \text{and } y''$ of which I am able to do using a different method, but i need to work from the transformed derivatives.

If anybody know any reads that will help me out could you please tell me.

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It comes in my mind O.Toeplitz The Calculus - A Genetic Approach (2007 edition) pp.144-145.

There it is proved that the concept of acceleration does not depend on the coordinate system, considering $x$ and $y$ as functions of time and differentiating w.r.t. the latter.

Try to read and let me know.