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Derivative of \( \displaystyle \frac{\left(\sin{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} - \cos{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}\right) e^{2 x - 1}}{4} \)

Problem 2.1096 · hard

Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{\left(\sin{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} - \cos{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}\right) e^{2 x - 1}}{4} \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d x} \frac{\left(\sin{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} - \cos{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}\right) e^{2 x - 1}}{4} \]
    constant-multiplePull out the constant factor.✓ Proved
  2. \[ = \frac{\frac{d}{d x} \left(\sin{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} - \cos{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}\right) e^{2 x - 1}}{4} \]
    productApply the product rule.✓ Proved
  3. \[ = \frac{\left(\sin{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} - \cos{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}\right) \frac{d}{d x} e^{2 x - 1}}{4} + \frac{e^{2 x - 1} \frac{d}{d x} \left(\sin{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} - \cos{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}\right)}{4} \]
    chainApply the chain rule to both parts.✓ Proved
  4. \[ = \frac{\left(2 \sin{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} - 2 \cos{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}\right) e^{2 x - 1}}{4} + \frac{\left(2 \sin{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + 2 \cos{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}\right) e^{2 x - 1}}{4} \]
    trig algebraDifferentiate the sine and cosine terms. Distribute the negative sign.✓ Proved
  5. \[ = e^{2 x - 1} \sin{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \]
    algebra simplify simplifyDistribute the exponential term. Combine like terms. Simplify the final expression.✓ Proved
Answer \( e^{2 x - 1} \sin{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \)

✓ 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
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1✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0line 1 is the problem as stated
2✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
3✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
4✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
5✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
6✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
7✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
8✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
answer✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0final line against the stated answer: simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
answer, a second way✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0SymPy differentiated f directly and got the stated answer

Reviewers

  • gpt-oss:20b: fail (style) — Step 3 is labeled "chain" but it applies the product rule (and inside it the chain rule). The correct label for that step should be "product" (or "sum" if splitting the derivative).
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: fail (style) — Step 3 applies the chain rule to both factors of the product, violating the 'one rule per step' constraint; the chain rule applications should be separated into distinct steps or labeled more granularly.
Every verdict on record (4)
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: fail (style) 2026-09-28 — Step 3 applies the chain rule to both factors of the product, violating the 'one rule per step' constraint; the chain rule applications should be separated into distinct steps or labeled more granularly.
  • gpt-oss:20b: fail (style) 2026-09-28 — Step 3 is labeled "chain" but it applies the product rule (and inside it the chain rule). The correct label for that step should be "product" (or "sum" if splitting the derivative).
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: fail (style) 2026-09-28 — Step 3 applies the chain rule to both terms of the product simultaneously, violating the 'one change per step' constraint; it should be split into separate steps for each derivative.
  • 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.