Derivative of \( \displaystyle x e^{5 x} - \frac{e^{5 x}}{5} \)
Problem 2.1693 · hard
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = x e^{5 x} - \frac{e^{5 x}}{5} \).
- \[ \frac{d}{d x} \left(x e^{5 x} - \frac{e^{5 x}}{5}\right) \]Start with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
- \[ = \frac{d}{d x} x e^{5 x} - \frac{d}{d x} \frac{e^{5 x}}{5} \]sum algebraApply the sum rule. Factor out the constant 1/5.✓ Proved
- \[ = x \frac{d}{d x} e^{5 x} + e^{5 x} \frac{d}{d x} x - \frac{d}{d x} \frac{e^{5 x}}{5} \]productApply the product rule to the first term.✓ Proved
- \[ = x \frac{d}{d x} e^{5 x} + e^{5 x} - \frac{d}{d x} \frac{e^{5 x}}{5} \]derivativeDifferentiate x.✓ Proved
- \[ = x \frac{d}{d x} e^{5 x} + e^{5 x} - \frac{\frac{d}{d x} e^{5 x}}{5} \]constant-multipleFactor out 1/5 from the third term.✓ Proved
- \[ = 5 x e^{5 x} \]chain algebra simplifyDifferentiate exp(5*x) using the chain rule. Simplify the products. Combine like terms.✓ Proved
Answer \( 5 x e^{5 x} \)
✓ 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 |
| 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 |
| 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: pass — The solution correctly applies the sum, product, constant-multiple, and chain rules in separate steps. The algebraic simplifications are handled in distinct steps, adhering to the one-change-per-step constraint.
Every verdict on record (4)
gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-06qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-06 — The solution correctly applies the sum, product, constant-multiple, and chain rules in separate steps. The algebraic simplifications are handled in distinct steps, adhering to the one-change-per-step constraint.gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-06qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-06
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.