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Derivative of \( \displaystyle \frac{5 x}{2} - \frac{5 \sin{\left(6 x + 4 \right)}}{12} \)

Problem 2.1111 · hard

Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{5 x}{2} - \frac{5 \sin{\left(6 x + 4 \right)}}{12} \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d x} \left(\frac{5 x}{2} - \frac{5 \sin{\left(6 x + 4 \right)}}{12}\right) \]
    Start with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
  2. \[ = \frac{d}{d x} \frac{5 x}{2} - \frac{d}{d x} \frac{5 \sin{\left(6 x + 4 \right)}}{12} \]
    sumApply the sum rule.✓ Proved
  3. \[ = \frac{d}{d x} \frac{5 x}{2} - \frac{5 \frac{d}{d x} \sin{\left(6 x + 4 \right)}}{12} \]
    constant-multipleFactor out the constant from the second term.✓ Proved
  4. \[ = \frac{5 \frac{d}{d x} x}{2} - \frac{5 \frac{d}{d x} \sin{\left(6 x + 4 \right)}}{12} \]
    constant-multipleFactor out the constant from the first term.✓ Proved
  5. \[ = \frac{5}{2} - \frac{5 \frac{d}{d x} \sin{\left(6 x + 4 \right)}}{12} \]
    derivativeDifferentiate x.✓ Proved
  6. \[ = - \frac{5 \cos{\left(6 x + 4 \right)} \frac{d}{d x} \left(6 x + 4\right)}{12} + \frac{5}{2} \]
    trigApply the derivative of sine.✓ Proved
  7. \[ = - \frac{5 \cos{\left(6 x + 4 \right)} \frac{d}{d x} 4}{12} - \frac{5 \cos{\left(6 x + 4 \right)} \frac{d}{d x} x}{2} + \frac{5}{2} \]
    chainApply the chain rule to the inner function.✓ Proved
  8. \[ = \frac{5}{2} - \frac{5 \cos{\left(6 x + 4 \right)}}{2} \]
    derivative algebra simplifyDifferentiate the components of the chain rule. Simplify the expression. Simplify the coefficients.✓ Proved
Answer \( \frac{5}{2} - \frac{5 \cos{\left(6 x + 4 \right)}}{2} \)

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. The reviewers disagree about how one step is explained; every verdict is in the receipt.

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
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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 (error) — Step 7 applies both the chain rule and a constant‑multiple rule in a single step, violating the rule that each step must change only one thing.
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: fail (style) — Step 7 applies the chain rule but also expands the derivative of the inner function into a sum of derivatives (derivative of 6x + derivative of 4), violating the one-rule-per-step constraint. This combines the chain rule application with the sum rule and constant multiple rule.
Every verdict on record (4)
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: fail (style) 2026-09-28 — Step 7 applies the chain rule but also expands the derivative of the inner function into a sum of derivatives (derivative of 6x + derivative of 4), violating the one-rule-per-step constraint. This combines the chain rule application with the sum rule and constant multiple rule.
  • gpt-oss:20b: fail (error) 2026-09-28 — Step 7 applies both the chain rule and a constant‑multiple rule in a single step, violating the rule that each step must change only one thing.
  • 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 and using valid labels from the fixed vocabulary.
  • gpt-oss:20b: fail (error) 2026-09-28 — Step 7 applies the chain rule twice and incorrectly differentiates the inner function of the sine. It expands cos(6*x+4) as if it were the outer function, producing an extra term involving Derivative(4,x).

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.