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

Problem 2.1178 · hard

Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{\left(\sin{\left(4 x \right)} - \cos{\left(4 x \right)}\right) e^{4 x}}{4} \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d x} \frac{\left(\sin{\left(4 x \right)} - \cos{\left(4 x \right)}\right) e^{4 x}}{4} \]
    Start with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
  2. \[ = \frac{\frac{d}{d x} \left(\sin{\left(4 x \right)} - \cos{\left(4 x \right)}\right) e^{4 x}}{4} \]
    constant-multiplePull out the constant factor 1/4.✓ Proved
  3. \[ = \frac{\left(\sin{\left(4 x \right)} - \cos{\left(4 x \right)}\right) \frac{d}{d x} e^{4 x}}{4} + \frac{e^{4 x} \frac{d}{d x} \left(\sin{\left(4 x \right)} - \cos{\left(4 x \right)}\right)}{4} \]
    productApply the product rule to the numerator.✓ Proved
  4. \[ = \frac{\left(\sin{\left(4 x \right)} - \cos{\left(4 x \right)}\right) \frac{d}{d x} e^{4 x}}{4} + \frac{\left(\frac{d}{d x} \sin{\left(4 x \right)} - \frac{d}{d x} \cos{\left(4 x \right)}\right) e^{4 x}}{4} \]
    sumApply the sum rule to the first term.✓ Proved
  5. \[ = \frac{\left(\sin{\left(4 x \right)} - \cos{\left(4 x \right)}\right) \frac{d}{d x} e^{4 x}}{4} + \frac{\left(4 \sin{\left(4 x \right)} + 4 \cos{\left(4 x \right)}\right) e^{4 x}}{4} \]
    trig algebraDifferentiate the sine and cosine terms. Simplify the signs.✓ Proved
  6. \[ = \left(\sin{\left(4 x \right)} - \cos{\left(4 x \right)}\right) e^{4 x} + \frac{\left(4 \sin{\left(4 x \right)} + 4 \cos{\left(4 x \right)}\right) e^{4 x}}{4} \]
    exponentialDifferentiate the exponential term.✓ Proved
  7. \[ = 2 e^{4 x} \sin{\left(4 x \right)} \]
    algebra simplify simplifyFactor out 4*exp(4*x) from the terms. Combine like terms inside the parentheses. Simplify the final expression.✓ Proved
Answer \( 2 e^{4 x} \sin{\left(4 x \right)} \)

✓ 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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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
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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: pass
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass
Every verdict on record (4)
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-29
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-29
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-29
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-29

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 2026-09-29 with SymPy 1.14.0.