Inverse Trig Function Help

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I do not know what I'm doing wrong for this question, but apparently I'm getting the wrong answer. The question is differentiate $$y=\operatorname {arcsec}(\sqrt{x^2+2})$$

I have attached my work here

Can someone please explain to me what I'm doing wrong?

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HINT : $$(\sec^{-1}(x))'=\frac{1}{x^2\sqrt{1-\frac{1}{x^2}} }$$

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$$y'=\frac{x}{\left(x^2+2\right)\sqrt{x^2+1} }$$

Hope it helps

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