∫Calc Practice

Derivative of \( \displaystyle - \frac{5 \ln{\left(\tan^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + 1 \right)}}{4} + \frac{5 \ln{\left(\tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \right)}}{2} \)

Problem 2.1398 · hard

Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = - \frac{5 \ln{\left(\tan^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + 1 \right)}}{4} + \frac{5 \ln{\left(\tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \right)}}{2} \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d x} \left(- \frac{5 \ln{\left(\tan^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + 1 \right)}}{4} + \frac{5 \ln{\left(\tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \right)}}{2}\right) \]
    derivativeStart with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
  2. \[ = - \frac{5 \frac{d}{d x} \ln{\left(\tan^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + 1 \right)}}{4} + \frac{5 \frac{d}{d x} \ln{\left(\tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \right)}}{2} \]
    algebraDistribute the constant and split the fraction.✓ Proved
  3. \[ = \frac{5 \frac{d}{d x} \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{2 \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}} - \frac{5 \frac{d}{d x} \left(\tan^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + 1\right)}{4 \left(\tan^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + 1\right)} \]
    chainApply the chain rule to the logarithmic terms.✓ Proved
  4. \[ = \frac{5 \frac{d}{d x} \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{2 \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}} - \frac{5 \left(\frac{d}{d x} 1 + \frac{d}{d x} \tan^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}\right)}{4 \left(\tan^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + 1\right)} \]
    sumApply the sum rule to the inner derivative.✓ Proved
  5. \[ = \frac{5 \frac{d}{d x} \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{2 \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}} - \frac{5 \frac{d}{d x} \tan^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{4 \left(\tan^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + 1\right)} \]
    constantThe derivative of a constant is zero.✓ Proved
  6. \[ = \frac{5 \frac{d}{d x} \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{2 \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}} - \frac{5 \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \frac{d}{d x} \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{2 \left(\tan^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + 1\right)} \]
    powerApply the power rule to the squared tangent term.✓ Proved
  7. \[ = \frac{5 \sec^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \frac{d}{d x} \left(2 x - 1\right)}{2 \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}} - \frac{5 \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \sec^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \frac{d}{d x} \left(2 x - 1\right)}{2 \left(\tan^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + 1\right)} \]
    chainApply the chain rule to the tangent function.≈ Checked numerically
  8. \[ = \frac{5 \sec^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{\tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}} - \frac{5 \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \sec^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{\tan^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + 1} \]
    constant algebra algebraDifferentiate the linear term 2x - 1. Simplify the products in each term. Simplify the coefficients and combine terms.✓ Proved
  9. \[ = 5 \left(\frac{1}{\tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}} - \frac{\tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{\tan^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + 1}\right) \sec^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \]
    algebraFactor out the common term 5*sec(2*x - 1)**2.✓ Proved
  10. \[ = 5 \left(- \frac{\tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{\sec^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}} + \frac{1}{\tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}\right) \sec^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \]
    algebraUse the identity 1 + tan(u)**2 = sec(u)**2.≈ Checked numerically
  11. \[ = 5 \left(- \cos^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + \frac{1}{\tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}\right) \sec^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \]
    algebraRewrite 1/sec(u)**2 as cos(u)**2.✓ Proved
  12. \[ = 5 \left(- \cos^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + \cot{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}\right) \sec^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \]
    algebraConvert 1/tan(u) to cot(u).✓ Proved
  13. \[ = 5 \left(- \sin{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \cos{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + \cot{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}\right) \sec^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \]
    algebra algebraConvert tan(u) to sin(u)/cos(u). Simplify the product of sin and cos.✓ Proved
  14. \[ = 5 \left(- \sin{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \cos{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + \frac{\cos{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{\sin{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}\right) \sec^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \]
    algebraConvert cot(u) to cos(u)/sin(u).✓ Proved
  15. \[ = 5 \left(- \sin{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + \frac{1}{\sin{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}\right) \cos{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \sec^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \]
    algebraFactor out cos(2*x - 1).✓ Proved
  16. \[ = \frac{5 \left(1 - \sin^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}\right) \cos{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \sec^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{\sin{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}} \]
    algebraFind a common denominator inside the parenthesis.✓ Proved
  17. \[ = \frac{5 \cos^{3}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \sec^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{\sin{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}} \]
    algebra algebraUse the identity 1 - sin(u)**2 = cos(u)**2. Combine the cosine terms.✓ Proved
  18. \[ = \frac{5 \cos{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{\sin{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}} \]
    algebra simplifyRewrite sec(u)**2 as 1/cos(u)**2. Simplify the expression by canceling cos(2*x - 1)**2.✓ Proved
Answer \( \frac{5}{\tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}} \)
Mind the domain. The answer is also defined at points where f(x) is not. Substituting there gives a number that is not a slope of f.

✓ Nihil obstat Lines: 22 proved, 2 checked numerically. 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
log is undefined for non-positive arguments
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
3✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
log is undefined for non-positive arguments
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where tan(2*x - 1) = 0
undefined where tan(2*x - 1)**2 + 1 = 0
4✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where tan(2*x - 1) = 0
undefined where tan(2*x - 1)**2 + 1 = 0
5✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where tan(2*x - 1) = 0
undefined where tan(2*x - 1)**2 + 1 = 0
6✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where tan(2*x - 1) = 0
undefined where tan(2*x - 1)**2 + 1 = 0
7≈ Checked numericallysympy 1.14.0sympy 1.14.0: simplify left (5*tan(2*x - 1)**2 - 5*sec(2*x - 1)**2 + 5)/(tan(2*x - 1)**3 + tan(2*x - 1)); numeric agreement only, at 24 of 24 sampled points
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where tan(2*x - 1) = 0
undefined where tan(2*x - 1)**2 + 1 = 0
sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
8✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where tan(2*x - 1) = 0
undefined where tan(2*x - 1)**2 + 1 = 0
9✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where tan(2*x - 1) = 0
undefined where tan(2*x - 1)**2 + 1 = 0
10✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where tan(2*x - 1) = 0
undefined where tan(2*x - 1)**2 + 1 = 0
11✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where tan(2*x - 1) = 0
undefined where tan(2*x - 1)**2 + 1 = 0
12≈ Checked numericallysympy 1.14.0sympy 1.14.0: simplify left 5*(tan(2*x - 1)**2 - sec(2*x - 1)**2 + 1)*tan(2*x - 1)/(tan(2*x - 1)**2 + 1); numeric agreement only, at 24 of 24 sampled points
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where tan(2*x - 1) = 0
undefined where tan(2*x - 1)**2 + 1 = 0
undefined where sec(2*x - 1) = 0
13✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where tan(2*x - 1) = 0
undefined where sec(2*x - 1) = 0
14✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where tan(2*x - 1) = 0
cot has poles at multiples of pi
15✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
cot has poles at multiples of pi
16✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
cot has poles at multiples of pi
17✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
cot has poles at multiples of pi
undefined where sin(2*x - 1) = 0
18✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where sin(2*x - 1) = 0
19✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where sin(2*x - 1) = 0
20✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where sin(2*x - 1) = 0
21✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where sin(2*x - 1) = 0
22✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where sin(2*x - 1) = 0
23✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
undefined where sin(2*x - 1) = 0
answer✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0final line against the stated answer: simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where tan(2*x - 1) = 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 and algebraic simplifications. Each step isolates a single transformation, and the labels accurately reflect the operations performed.
Every verdict on record (4)
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-03 — The solution correctly applies differentiation rules and algebraic simplifications. Each step isolates a single transformation, and the labels accurately reflect the operations performed.
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-03
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-03 — The solution correctly applies differentiation rules and algebraic simplifications. Each step adheres to the single-rule constraint, and the labels accurately reflect the operations performed.
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-03

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.