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Derivative of \( \displaystyle \left(5 x + 1\right) e^{5 x + 2} \)

Problem 2.149 · hard

Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \left(5 x + 1\right) e^{5 x + 2} \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d x} \left(5 x + 1\right) e^{5 x + 2} \]
    derivativeStart with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
  2. \[ = \frac{d}{d x} 5 x e^{5 x + 2} + \frac{d}{d x} e^{5 x + 2} \]
    sum constantApply the sum rule. Simplify the constant term.✓ Proved
  3. \[ = 5 x \frac{d}{d x} e^{5 x + 2} + e^{5 x + 2} \frac{d}{d x} 5 x + \frac{d}{d x} e^{5 x + 2} \]
    productApply the product rule to the first term.✓ Proved
  4. \[ = 5 x \frac{d}{d x} e^{5 x + 2} + 5 e^{5 x + 2} + \frac{d}{d x} e^{5 x + 2} \]
    derivativeDifferentiate 5*x.✓ Proved
  5. \[ = 5 x e^{5 x + 2} \frac{d}{d x} \left(5 x + 2\right) + e^{5 x + 2} \frac{d}{d x} \left(5 x + 2\right) + 5 e^{5 x + 2} \]
    productApply the chain rule to the exponential terms.✓ Proved
  6. \[ = 25 x e^{5 x + 2} + 10 e^{5 x + 2} \]
    derivative algebra algebraDifferentiate 5*x + 2. Multiply the terms. Combine like terms.✓ Proved
  7. \[ = \left(25 x + 10\right) e^{5 x + 2} \]
    algebraFactor out the common exponential term.✓ Proved
Answer \( \left(25 x + 10\right) e^{5 x + 2} \)

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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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
  • deepseek-r1:70b: fail (error) — Step 6 incorrectly labels the application of the chain rule as 'product'.
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: fail (error) — Step 6 is labeled 'product' but applies the chain rule to the exponential terms. The label must match the rule applied; 'chain' is the correct label from the vocabulary.
Every verdict on record (15)
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: fail (error) 2026-09-20 — Step 6 is labeled 'product' but applies the chain rule to the exponential terms. The label must match the rule applied; 'chain' is the correct label from the vocabulary.
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-20
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: fail (error) 2026-09-20 — Step 6 is labeled 'product' but applies the chain rule to the exponential terms. Additionally, Step 3 is labeled 'constant' but performs algebraic simplification (1*exp -> exp), which should be labeled 'algebra' or 'simplify'.
  • gpt-oss:20b: fail (error) 2026-09-20 — Step 6 applies the chain rule to both exponential terms in a single step and labels it as "product", violating the rule‑granularity and naming requirements.
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: fail (error) 2026-09-19 — Step 6 is labeled 'product' but applies the chain rule to differentiate the exponential function; the label does not match the rule applied.
  • deepseek-r1:70b: fail (error) 2026-09-19 — Step 6 incorrectly labels the application of the chain rule as 'product'.
  • gpt-oss:20b: fail (style) 2026-09-19 — Step 6 incorrectly labels the application of the chain rule as "product". The rule used is the chain rule, not the product rule.
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: fail (misleading) 2026-09-19 — Step 6 is labeled 'product' but applies the chain rule to the exponential terms; the label does not match the rule applied. Additionally, Step 2 splits the product into a sum, which is a valid algebraic rewrite, but Step 6's mislabeling is a clear defect.
  • deepseek-r1:70b: fail (misleading) 2026-09-19 — Step 6 incorrectly labels the application of the chain rule as 'product'. This could mislead a student into thinking the product rule was applied instead of the chain rule.
  • gpt-oss:20b: fail (error) 2026-09-19 — Step 2 incorrectly applies the sum rule to the product (5*x+1)*exp(5*x+2). The derivative of a product cannot be split into the sum of the derivatives of its factors; the product rule must be used instead.
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: fail (misleading) 2026-09-18 — Step 6 is labeled 'product' but applies the chain rule to the exponential terms; the label does not match the rule applied. Additionally, Step 6 combines the differentiation of two separate terms from Step 5 into one step, violating the one-change-per-step constraint.
  • deepseek-r1:70b: pass 2026-09-18
  • gpt-oss:20b: fail (style) 2026-09-18 — Step 6 incorrectly labels the application of the chain rule as "product". The correct label should be "chain".
  • gpt-oss:20b: fail 2026-09-17 — Step 2 incorrectly labels the distributive property as a sum rule and the note says "Apply the sum rule" which misleads the student. Step 6 labels the operation as a product rule while the note correctly describes applying the chain rule to the exponential; the rule label is therefore mismatched.
  • deepseek-r1:70b: pass 2026-09-17

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 2026-09-26 with SymPy 1.14.0.