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Derivative of \( \displaystyle 3 x \left(x^{2} + 3 x + 3\right) \)

Problem 2.202 · hard Beautiful

Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = 3 x \left(x^{2} + 3 x + 3\right) \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d x} 3 x \left(x^{2} + 3 x + 3\right) \]
    derivativeStart with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
  2. \[ = 3 \frac{d}{d x} x \left(x^{2} + 3 x + 3\right) \]
    constant-multiplePull out the constant factor 3.✓ Proved
  3. \[ = 3 x \frac{d}{d x} \left(x^{2} + 3 x + 3\right) + 3 \left(x^{2} + 3 x + 3\right) \frac{d}{d x} x \]
    productApply the product rule to the remaining expression.✓ Proved
  4. \[ = 3 x^{2} + 3 x \left(\frac{d}{d x} 3 + \frac{d}{d x} 3 x + \frac{d}{d x} x^{2}\right) + 9 x + 9 \]
    derivativeDifferentiate each term inside the parentheses.✓ Proved
  5. \[ = 3 x^{2} + 3 x \left(2 x + 3\right) + 9 x + 9 \]
    derivative algebraEvaluate the derivatives of the individual terms. Simplify the expression inside the parentheses.✓ Proved
  6. \[ = 9 x^{2} + 18 x + 9 \]
    algebra algebra simplifyDistribute x into the parentheses. Combine like terms. Distribute the 3 to get the final simplified form.✓ Proved
Answer \( 9 \left(x + 1\right)^{2} \)

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
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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
  • deepseek-r1:70b: pass
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass — The solution correctly applies the constant multiple, product, and sum rules in separate steps. Each step changes only one aspect of the expression, and the labels accurately reflect the operations performed.
Every verdict on record (15)
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-20 — The solution correctly applies the constant multiple, product, and sum rules in separate steps. Each step changes only one aspect of the expression, and the labels accurately reflect the operations performed.
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-20
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-20
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-20
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-19
  • deepseek-r1:70b: pass 2026-09-19
  • gpt-oss:20b: fail (error) 2026-09-19 — Step 4 applies two rules at once: it differentiates the sum and then differentiates each term. Each step must change only one thing, so this is a defect.
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-19 — The solution correctly applies differentiation rules step-by-step, adhering to the one-change-per-step constraint. The labels accurately reflect the operations performed, and the final result is algebraically equivalent to the stated answer.
  • deepseek-r1:70b: pass 2026-09-19
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-19
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-18 — The solution correctly applies the constant multiple, product, and sum rules in separate steps. Each step changes only one aspect of the expression, and the labels accurately reflect the operations performed.
  • deepseek-r1:70b: pass 2026-09-18
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-18
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-17
  • deepseek-r1:70b: pass 2026-09-17

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 2026-09-26 with SymPy 1.14.0.