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Derivative of \( \displaystyle \frac{5 x}{2} - \frac{5 \sin{\left(4 x \right)} \cos{\left(4 x \right)}}{8} \)

Problem 2.1287 · hard

Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{5 x}{2} - \frac{5 \sin{\left(4 x \right)} \cos{\left(4 x \right)}}{8} \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d x} \left(\frac{5 x}{2} - \frac{5 \sin{\left(4 x \right)} \cos{\left(4 x \right)}}{8}\right) \]
    Start with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
  2. \[ = \frac{d}{d x} \frac{5 x}{2} - \frac{d}{d x} \frac{5 \sin{\left(4 x \right)} \cos{\left(4 x \right)}}{8} \]
    sumApply the sum rule.✓ Proved
  3. \[ = \frac{d}{d x} \frac{5 x}{2} - \frac{5 \frac{d}{d x} \sin{\left(4 x \right)} \cos{\left(4 x \right)}}{8} \]
    constant-multipleFactor out the constant 5/8.✓ Proved
  4. \[ = - \frac{5 \sin{\left(4 x \right)} \frac{d}{d x} \cos{\left(4 x \right)}}{8} - \frac{5 \cos{\left(4 x \right)} \frac{d}{d x} \sin{\left(4 x \right)}}{8} + \frac{d}{d x} \frac{5 x}{2} \]
    productApply the product rule to the second term.✓ Proved
  5. \[ = \frac{5 \sin^{2}{\left(4 x \right)}}{2} - \frac{5 \cos^{2}{\left(4 x \right)}}{2} + \frac{d}{d x} \frac{5 x}{2} \]
    chain algebra constant-multiple algebraApply the chain rule to the trigonometric functions. Simplify the expression inside the parentheses. Factor out the 4. Simplify the constant coefficient.✓ Proved
  6. \[ = \frac{5 \sin^{2}{\left(4 x \right)}}{2} - \frac{5 \cos^{2}{\left(4 x \right)}}{2} + \frac{5}{2} \]
    derivativeEvaluate the derivative of the first term.✓ Proved
  7. \[ = \frac{5}{2} - \frac{5 \cos{\left(8 x \right)}}{2} \]
    simplifyUse the double angle identity cos(2u) = cos^2(u) - sin^2(u) and simplify.✓ Proved
Answer \( 5 \sin^{2}{\left(4 x \right)} \)

✓ 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
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
9✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
10✓ 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: 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 using trigonometric identities is valid.
Every verdict on record (4)
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-03 — 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 using trigonometric identities is valid.
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-03
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-30
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-30

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 2026-10-03 with SymPy 1.14.0.