Derivative of \( \displaystyle 2 x e^{5 x} - \frac{2 e^{5 x}}{5} \)
Problem 2.1683 · hard
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = 2 x e^{5 x} - \frac{2 e^{5 x}}{5} \).
- \[ \frac{d}{d x} \left(2 x e^{5 x} - \frac{2 e^{5 x}}{5}\right) \]derivativeStart with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
- \[ = \frac{d}{d x} 2 x e^{5 x} - \frac{d}{d x} \frac{2 e^{5 x}}{5} \]sum constant algebraApply the sum rule. Pull out the constant factor from the second term. Rearrange the first term for the product rule.✓ Proved
- \[ = 2 x \frac{d}{d x} e^{5 x} + 2 e^{5 x} \frac{d}{d x} x - \frac{d}{d x} \frac{2 e^{5 x}}{5} \]productApply the product rule to the first term.✓ Proved
- \[ = 2 x \frac{d}{d x} e^{5 x} + 2 e^{5 x} - \frac{d}{d x} \frac{2 e^{5 x}}{5} \]derivativeDifferentiate x.✓ Proved
- \[ = 2 x \frac{d}{d x} e^{5 x} + 2 e^{5 x} - \frac{2 \frac{d}{d x} e^{5 x}}{5} \]algebra algebraDistribute the 2. Distribute the 2 into the parentheses.✓ Proved
- \[ = \left(2 x - \frac{2}{5}\right) \frac{d}{d x} e^{5 x} + 2 e^{5 x} \]algebraGroup the terms involving the derivative of exp(5*x).✓ Proved
- \[ = \left(10 x - 2\right) e^{5 x} + 2 e^{5 x} \]chainApply the chain rule to exp(5*x).✓ Proved
- \[ = 10 x e^{5 x} \]algebra algebra simplifyFactor out exp(5*x). Distribute 5 into the parentheses. Simplify the final expression.✓ Proved
Answer \( 10 x e^{5 x} \)
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
| 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 |
| 3 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 4 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 5 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 6 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 7 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 8 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 9 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 10 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 11 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 12 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 13 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| answer | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | final line against the stated answer: simplify(a - b) reduced to 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: fail (error) — Step 3 is labeled 'constant' but does not pull out the constant factor; it merely rewrites the coefficient as a fraction (2/5). The constant factor is not pulled out until Step 7, making Step 3's label incorrect and its transformation a simple rewrite, not a differentiation rule application.
Every verdict on record (4)
gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-06qwen3.6:27b-mlx: fail (error) 2026-10-06 — Step 3 is labeled 'constant' but does not pull out the constant factor; it merely rewrites the coefficient as a fraction (2/5). The constant factor is not pulled out until Step 7, making Step 3's label incorrect and its transformation a simple rewrite, not a differentiation rule application.gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-06qwen3.6:27b-mlx: fail (error) 2026-10-06 — Step 3 is labeled 'constant' but does not pull out the constant factor; it merely rewrites the coefficient as a fraction. The actual extraction of the constant (2/5) happens in Step 7, which is incorrectly labeled 'algebra'.
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 2026-10-06 with SymPy 1.14.0.