Derivative of \( \displaystyle \frac{\ln{\left(\cos{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \right)}}{2} \)
Problem 2.1510 · hard
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{\ln{\left(\cos{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \right)}}{2} \).
- \[ \frac{d}{d x} \frac{\ln{\left(\cos{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \right)}}{2} \]derivativeStart with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
- \[ = \frac{\frac{d}{d x} \ln{\left(\cos{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \right)}}{2} \]constant-multiplePull out the constant factor.✓ Proved
- \[ = \frac{\frac{d}{d x} \cos{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{2 \cos{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}} \]logarithmicApply the derivative rule for the natural logarithm.✓ Proved
- \[ = - \frac{\sin{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \frac{d}{d x} \left(2 x - 1\right)}{2 \cos{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}} \]chainApply the chain rule to the cosine function.✓ Proved
- \[ = - \frac{\sin{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}}{\cos{\left(2 x - 1 \right)}} \]derivative algebraDifferentiate the inner linear function. Simplify the expression by multiplying the constants.✓ Proved
- \[ = - \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \]simplifyUse the trigonometric identity sin(u)/cos(u) = tan(u).✓ Proved
Answer \( - \tan{\left(2 x - 1 \right)} \)
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 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.
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 |
| 3 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 log is undefined for non-positive arguments undefined where cos(2*x - 1) = 0 |
| 4 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 undefined where cos(2*x - 1) = 0 |
| 5 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 undefined where cos(2*x - 1) = 0 |
| 6 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 undefined where cos(2*x - 1) = 0 |
| 7 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 undefined where cos(2*x - 1) = 0 tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2 |
| 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 |
| 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
Every verdict on record (4)
qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-04gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-04qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-04gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-04
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 2026-10-04 with SymPy 1.14.0.