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 \( \displaystyle f(x) = - \frac{5 \ln{\left(\tan^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + 1 \right)}}{4} + \frac{5 \ln{\left(\tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \right)}}{2} \).
- \[ \frac{d}{d x} \left(- \frac{5 \ln{\left(\tan^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + 1 \right)}}{4} + \frac{5 \ln{\left(\tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \right)}}{2}\right) \]derivativeStart with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
- \[ = - \frac{5 \frac{d}{d x} \ln{\left(\tan^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + 1 \right)}}{4} + \frac{5 \frac{d}{d x} \ln{\left(\tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \right)}}{2} \]algebraDistribute the constant and split the fraction.✓ Proved
- \[ = \frac{5 \frac{d}{d x} \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{2 \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}} - \frac{5 \frac{d}{d x} \left(\tan^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + 1\right)}{4 \left(\tan^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + 1\right)} \]chainApply the chain rule to the logarithmic terms.✓ Proved
- \[ = \frac{5 \frac{d}{d x} \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{2 \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}} - \frac{5 \left(\frac{d}{d x} 1 + \frac{d}{d x} \tan^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}\right)}{4 \left(\tan^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + 1\right)} \]sumApply the sum rule to the inner derivative.✓ Proved
- \[ = \frac{5 \frac{d}{d x} \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{2 \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}} - \frac{5 \frac{d}{d x} \tan^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{4 \left(\tan^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + 1\right)} \]constantThe derivative of a constant is zero.✓ Proved
- \[ = \frac{5 \frac{d}{d x} \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{2 \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}} - \frac{5 \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \frac{d}{d x} \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{2 \left(\tan^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + 1\right)} \]powerApply the power rule to the squared tangent term.✓ Proved
- \[ = \frac{5 \sec^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \frac{d}{d x} \left(2 x - 1\right)}{2 \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}} - \frac{5 \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \sec^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \frac{d}{d x} \left(2 x - 1\right)}{2 \left(\tan^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + 1\right)} \]chainApply the chain rule to the tangent function.≈ Checked numerically
- \[ = \frac{5 \sec^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{\tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}} - \frac{5 \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \sec^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{\tan^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + 1} \]constant algebra algebraDifferentiate the linear term 2x - 1. Simplify the products in each term. Simplify the coefficients and combine terms.✓ Proved
- \[ = 5 \left(\frac{1}{\tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}} - \frac{\tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{\tan^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + 1}\right) \sec^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \]algebraFactor out the common term 5*sec(2*x - 1)**2.✓ Proved
- \[ = 5 \left(- \frac{\tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{\sec^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}} + \frac{1}{\tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}\right) \sec^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \]algebraUse the identity 1 + tan(u)**2 = sec(u)**2.≈ Checked numerically
- \[ = 5 \left(- \cos^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + \frac{1}{\tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}\right) \sec^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \]algebraRewrite 1/sec(u)**2 as cos(u)**2.✓ Proved
- \[ = 5 \left(- \cos^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + \cot{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}\right) \sec^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \]algebraConvert 1/tan(u) to cot(u).✓ Proved
- \[ = 5 \left(- \sin{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \cos{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + \cot{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}\right) \sec^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \]algebra algebraConvert tan(u) to sin(u)/cos(u). Simplify the product of sin and cos.✓ Proved
- \[ = 5 \left(- \sin{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \cos{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + \frac{\cos{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{\sin{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}\right) \sec^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \]algebraConvert cot(u) to cos(u)/sin(u).✓ Proved
- \[ = 5 \left(- \sin{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} + \frac{1}{\sin{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}\right) \cos{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \sec^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \]algebraFactor out cos(2*x - 1).✓ Proved
- \[ = \frac{5 \left(1 - \sin^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}\right) \cos{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \sec^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{\sin{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}} \]algebraFind a common denominator inside the parenthesis.✓ Proved
- \[ = \frac{5 \cos^{3}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \sec^{2}{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{\sin{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}} \]algebra algebraUse the identity 1 - sin(u)**2 = cos(u)**2. Combine the cosine terms.✓ Proved
- \[ = \frac{5 \cos{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{\sin{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}} \]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
| Line | Status | Checked by | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | line 1 is the problem as stated |
| 2 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 log is undefined for non-positive arguments tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2 |
| 3 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(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 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(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 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(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 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(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 numerically | sympy 1.14.0 | sympy 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 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(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 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(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 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(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 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(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 numerically | sympy 1.14.0 | sympy 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 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(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 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(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 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(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 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2 cot has poles at multiples of pi |
| 17 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(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 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2 undefined where sin(2*x - 1) = 0 |
| 19 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2 undefined where sin(2*x - 1) = 0 |
| 20 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2 undefined where sin(2*x - 1) = 0 |
| 21 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2 undefined where sin(2*x - 1) = 0 |
| 22 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2 undefined where sin(2*x - 1) = 0 |
| 23 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 undefined where sin(2*x - 1) = 0 |
| answer | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | final 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 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | SymPy differentiated f directly and got the stated answer |
Reviewers
gpt-oss:20b: passqwen3.6:27b-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 2026-10-03qwen3.6:27b-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.