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

Problem 2.1839 · hard Beautiful

Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = 5 x e^{x} - 5 e^{x} \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d x} \left(5 x e^{x} - 5 e^{x}\right) \]
    sumStart with the derivative of the entire expression.✓ Proved
  2. \[ = \frac{d}{d x} 5 x e^{x} - \frac{d}{d x} 5 e^{x} \]
    sumApply the sum rule to differentiate each term separately.✓ Proved
  3. \[ = 5 \frac{d}{d x} x e^{x} - 5 \frac{d}{d x} e^{x} \]
    constant-multiple algebraFactor out the constant 5 from both terms. Factor out the constant 5.✓ Proved
  4. \[ = 5 x \frac{d}{d x} e^{x} + 5 e^{x} \frac{d}{d x} x - 5 \frac{d}{d x} e^{x} \]
    productApply the product rule to the first term.✓ Proved
  5. \[ = 5 x \frac{d}{d x} e^{x} + 5 e^{x} - 5 \frac{d}{d x} e^{x} \]
    derivative algebraDifferentiate x with respect to x. Distribute the derivative operator.✓ Proved
  6. \[ = 5 \left(x - 1\right) \frac{d}{d x} e^{x} + 5 e^{x} \]
    algebraFactor out the common derivative term.✓ Proved
  7. \[ = 5 \left(x - 1\right) e^{x} + 5 e^{x} \]
    exponentialDifferentiate the exponential function exp(x).✓ Proved
  8. \[ = 5 x e^{x} \]
    algebra simplifyDistribute the term (x - 1). Combine like terms to get the final result.✓ Proved
Answer \( 5 x e^{x} \)

✓ 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
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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
10✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
11✓ 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 2026-10-08
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-08
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-08
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-08

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 2026-10-08 with SymPy 1.14.0.