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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 \( \displaystyle f(x) = x \sin^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + x \cos^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \frac{\sin{\left(8 x - 2 \right)}}{8} \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d x} \left(x \sin^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + x \cos^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \frac{\sin{\left(8 x - 2 \right)}}{8}\right) \]
    derivativeStart with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
  2. \[ = \frac{d}{d x} x \sin^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + \frac{d}{d x} x \cos^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \frac{d}{d x} \frac{\sin{\left(8 x - 2 \right)}}{8} \]
    sumApply the sum rule.✓ Proved
  3. \[ = \frac{d}{d x} x \sin^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + \frac{d}{d x} x \cos^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \frac{\frac{d}{d x} \sin{\left(8 x - 2 \right)}}{8} \]
    constant-multipleFactor out the constant 1/8.✓ Proved
  4. \[ = - \frac{\cos{\left(8 x - 2 \right)} \frac{d}{d x} \left(8 x - 2\right)}{8} + \frac{d}{d x} x \sin^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + \frac{d}{d x} x \cos^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} \]
    chainApply the chain rule to the sine term.✓ Proved
  5. \[ = - \cos{\left(8 x - 2 \right)} + \frac{d}{d x} x \sin^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + \frac{d}{d x} x \cos^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} \]
    derivative algebraDifferentiate the inner linear function. Simplify the constant multiplication.✓ Proved
  6. \[ = x \frac{d}{d x} \sin^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + x \frac{d}{d x} \cos^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + \sin^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} \frac{d}{d x} x + \cos^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} \frac{d}{d x} x - \cos{\left(8 x - 2 \right)} \]
    productApply the product rule to both terms.✓ Proved
  7. \[ = x \frac{d}{d x} \sin^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + x \frac{d}{d x} \cos^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + \sin^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + \cos^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \cos{\left(8 x - 2 \right)} \]
    derivative algebraDifferentiate the x terms. Simplify the coefficients.✓ Proved
  8. \[ = \sin^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + \cos^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \cos{\left(8 x - 2 \right)} \]
    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
  9. \[ = 1 - \cos{\left(8 x - 2 \right)} \]
    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.

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answer, a second way✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0SymPy differentiated f directly and got the stated answer

Reviewers

  • gpt-oss:20b: pass
  • qwen3.6:27b-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 2026-09-28
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-28
  • gpt-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.