Derivative of \( \displaystyle x \sin^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + x \cos^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \frac{\sin{\left(8 x - 2 \right)}}{8} \)
Problem 2.1072 · hard
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = x \sin^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + x \cos^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \frac{\sin{\left(8 x - 2 \right)}}{8} \).
- \[ \frac{d}{d x} \left(x \sin^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + x \cos^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \frac{\sin{\left(8 x - 2 \right)}}{8}\right) \]derivativeStart with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
- \[ = \frac{d}{d x} x \sin^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + \frac{d}{d x} x \cos^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \frac{d}{d x} \frac{\sin{\left(8 x - 2 \right)}}{8} \]sumApply the sum rule.✓ Proved
- \[ = \frac{d}{d x} x \sin^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + \frac{d}{d x} x \cos^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \frac{\frac{d}{d x} \sin{\left(8 x - 2 \right)}}{8} \]constant-multipleFactor out the constant 1/8.✓ Proved
- \[ = - \frac{\cos{\left(8 x - 2 \right)} \frac{d}{d x} \left(8 x - 2\right)}{8} + \frac{d}{d x} x \sin^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + \frac{d}{d x} x \cos^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} \]chainApply the chain rule to the sine term.✓ Proved
- \[ = - \cos{\left(8 x - 2 \right)} + \frac{d}{d x} x \sin^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + \frac{d}{d x} x \cos^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} \]derivative algebraDifferentiate the inner linear function. Simplify the constant multiplication.✓ Proved
- \[ = x \frac{d}{d x} \sin^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + x \frac{d}{d x} \cos^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + \sin^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} \frac{d}{d x} x + \cos^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} \frac{d}{d x} x - \cos{\left(8 x - 2 \right)} \]productApply the product rule to both terms.✓ Proved
- \[ = x \frac{d}{d x} \sin^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + x \frac{d}{d x} \cos^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + \sin^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + \cos^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \cos{\left(8 x - 2 \right)} \]derivative algebraDifferentiate the x terms. Simplify the coefficients.✓ Proved
- \[ = \sin^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + \cos^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \cos{\left(8 x - 2 \right)} \]chain derivative algebra algebraApply the chain rule to the squared trigonometric terms. Differentiate the inner linear functions. Multiply the constants. Cancel the identical terms with opposite signs.✓ Proved
- \[ = 1 - \cos{\left(8 x - 2 \right)} \]simplifyUse the trigonometric identity sin^2(u) + cos^2(u) = 1.✓ Proved
Answer \( 1 - \cos{\left(8 x - 2 \right)} \)
✓ Nihil obstat Every line of this solution was proved by the computer algebra system SymPy. The answer was also checked a second way, without looking at the solution. Reviewers found nothing wrong with the explanation.
The full receipt
| Line | Status | Checked by | Detail |
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| 1 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | line 1 is the problem as stated |
| 2 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 3 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 4 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 5 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 6 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 7 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 8 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 9 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 10 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 11 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 12 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 13 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 14 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| answer | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | final line against the stated answer: simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| answer, a second way | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | SymPy differentiated f directly and got the stated answer |
Reviewers
gpt-oss:20b: passqwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass — The solution correctly applies differentiation rules step-by-step, adhering to the one-change-per-step constraint. The labels used are appropriate for the operations performed, and the final simplification is correct.
Every verdict on record (4)
qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-28 — The solution correctly applies differentiation rules step-by-step, adhering to the one-change-per-step constraint. The labels used are appropriate for the operations performed, and the final simplification is correct.gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-28qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-28gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-28
Proved: SymPy reduced the difference between the two sides to zero. Checked independently: a separate
method, named above, confirmed it. Checked numerically: the two sides agree at every sampled point, which is evidence,
not proof. Reviewed: a model or a person read it; that is all a sentence can have. Solution by
gemma4:26b, checked 2026-09-28 with SymPy 1.14.0.