derivative of sinx with respect to time (t)

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how does one take a time derivative of sinx

it doesn't seem possible to me, shouldn't the function be in terms of time(t) to take its derivative.How can I calculate the change of the slope $w.r.t$ to anything which doesn't affect the function ???

according to my textbook the time derivative of sinx is$$-cosx *dx/dt$$how did the $dx$ by $dt$ term come ???

all answers are welcomed and please suggest edits, and please if possible give less rigorous answers as I am a high school student with minimal knowledge in calculus :\

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