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Derivative of \( \displaystyle \frac{\left(\sin{\left(x \right)} - \cos{\left(x \right)}\right) e^{x}}{2} \)

Problem 2.1566 · hard Beautiful

Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{\left(\sin{\left(x \right)} - \cos{\left(x \right)}\right) e^{x}}{2} \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d x} \frac{\left(\sin{\left(x \right)} - \cos{\left(x \right)}\right) e^{x}}{2} \]
    derivativeStart with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
  2. \[ = \frac{\frac{d}{d x} \left(\sin{\left(x \right)} - \cos{\left(x \right)}\right) e^{x}}{2} \]
    constant-multiplePull out the constant factor.✓ Proved
  3. \[ = \frac{\left(\sin{\left(x \right)} - \cos{\left(x \right)}\right) \frac{d}{d x} e^{x}}{2} + \frac{e^{x} \frac{d}{d x} \left(\sin{\left(x \right)} - \cos{\left(x \right)}\right)}{2} \]
    productApply the product rule.✓ Proved
  4. \[ = \frac{\left(\sin{\left(x \right)} - \cos{\left(x \right)}\right) \frac{d}{d x} e^{x}}{2} + \frac{\left(\sin{\left(x \right)} + \cos{\left(x \right)}\right) e^{x}}{2} \]
    derivative algebraDifferentiate the first part of the product. Simplify the signs.✓ Proved
  5. \[ = \frac{\left(\sin{\left(x \right)} - \cos{\left(x \right)}\right) e^{x}}{2} + \frac{\left(\sin{\left(x \right)} + \cos{\left(x \right)}\right) e^{x}}{2} \]
    derivativeDifferentiate the second part of the product.✓ Proved
  6. \[ = e^{x} \sin{\left(x \right)} \]
    algebra simplify simplifyFactor out exp(x). Combine like terms. Final simplification.✓ Proved
Answer \( e^{x} \sin{\left(x \right)} \)

✓ 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
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
Every verdict on record (4)
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-05
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-05
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-05
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-05

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 2026-10-05 with SymPy 1.14.0.