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Derivative of \( \displaystyle 2 x e^{5 x} - \frac{2 e^{5 x}}{5} \)

Problem 2.1683 · hard

Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = 2 x e^{5 x} - \frac{2 e^{5 x}}{5} \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d x} \left(2 x e^{5 x} - \frac{2 e^{5 x}}{5}\right) \]
    derivativeStart with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
  2. \[ = \frac{d}{d x} 2 x e^{5 x} - \frac{d}{d x} \frac{2 e^{5 x}}{5} \]
    sum constant algebraApply the sum rule. Pull out the constant factor from the second term. Rearrange the first term for the product rule.✓ Proved
  3. \[ = 2 x \frac{d}{d x} e^{5 x} + 2 e^{5 x} \frac{d}{d x} x - \frac{d}{d x} \frac{2 e^{5 x}}{5} \]
    productApply the product rule to the first term.✓ Proved
  4. \[ = 2 x \frac{d}{d x} e^{5 x} + 2 e^{5 x} - \frac{d}{d x} \frac{2 e^{5 x}}{5} \]
    derivativeDifferentiate x.✓ Proved
  5. \[ = 2 x \frac{d}{d x} e^{5 x} + 2 e^{5 x} - \frac{2 \frac{d}{d x} e^{5 x}}{5} \]
    algebra algebraDistribute the 2. Distribute the 2 into the parentheses.✓ Proved
  6. \[ = \left(2 x - \frac{2}{5}\right) \frac{d}{d x} e^{5 x} + 2 e^{5 x} \]
    algebraGroup the terms involving the derivative of exp(5*x).✓ Proved
  7. \[ = \left(10 x - 2\right) e^{5 x} + 2 e^{5 x} \]
    chainApply the chain rule to exp(5*x).✓ Proved
  8. \[ = 10 x e^{5 x} \]
    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.

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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: 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 2026-10-06
  • qwen3.6:27b-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 2026-10-06
  • qwen3.6:27b-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.