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Derivative of \( \displaystyle \frac{\left(\sin{\left(2 x - 3 \right)} - \cos{\left(2 x - 3 \right)}\right) e^{2 x - 3}}{4} \)

Problem 2.211 · hard

Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{\left(\sin{\left(2 x - 3 \right)} - \cos{\left(2 x - 3 \right)}\right) e^{2 x - 3}}{4} \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d x} \frac{\left(\sin{\left(2 x - 3 \right)} - \cos{\left(2 x - 3 \right)}\right) e^{2 x - 3}}{4} \]
    derivativeStart with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
  2. \[ = \frac{\frac{d}{d x} \left(\sin{\left(2 x - 3 \right)} - \cos{\left(2 x - 3 \right)}\right) e^{2 x - 3}}{4} \]
    constant-multiplePull out the constant factor 1/4.✓ Proved
  3. \[ = \frac{\left(\sin{\left(2 x - 3 \right)} - \cos{\left(2 x - 3 \right)}\right) \frac{d}{d x} e^{2 x - 3}}{4} + \frac{e^{2 x - 3} \frac{d}{d x} \left(\sin{\left(2 x - 3 \right)} - \cos{\left(2 x - 3 \right)}\right)}{4} \]
    productApply the product rule.✓ Proved
  4. \[ = \frac{\left(\sin{\left(2 x - 3 \right)} - \cos{\left(2 x - 3 \right)}\right) \frac{d}{d x} e^{2 x - 3}}{4} + \frac{\left(\frac{d}{d x} \sin{\left(2 x - 3 \right)} - \frac{d}{d x} \cos{\left(2 x - 3 \right)}\right) e^{2 x - 3}}{4} \]
    sumApply the sum rule to the first term.✓ Proved
  5. \[ = \frac{\left(\sin{\left(2 x - 3 \right)} - \cos{\left(2 x - 3 \right)}\right) \frac{d}{d x} e^{2 x - 3}}{4} + \frac{\left(2 \sin{\left(2 x - 3 \right)} + 2 \cos{\left(2 x - 3 \right)}\right) e^{2 x - 3}}{4} \]
    trig algebraDifferentiate the sine and cosine terms using the chain rule. Simplify the signs in the first part of the expression.✓ Proved
  6. \[ = \frac{\left(\sin{\left(2 x - 3 \right)} - \cos{\left(2 x - 3 \right)}\right) e^{2 x - 3}}{2} + \frac{\left(2 \sin{\left(2 x - 3 \right)} + 2 \cos{\left(2 x - 3 \right)}\right) e^{2 x - 3}}{4} \]
    exponentialDifferentiate the exponential term using the chain rule.✓ Proved
  7. \[ = e^{2 x - 3} \sin{\left(2 x - 3 \right)} \]
    algebra simplify simplifyFactor out the common term 2 * exp(2*x - 3). Combine the like terms inside the parentheses. Multiply the remaining terms to get the final simplified expression.✓ Proved
Answer \( e^{2 x - 3} \sin{\left(2 x - 3 \right)} \)

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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1✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0line 1 is the problem as stated
2✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
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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
  • deepseek-r1:70b: pass
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: fail (style) — Steps 5 and 7 perform differentiation (applying the chain rule) but are labeled 'trig' and 'exponential' respectively; they should be labeled 'chain' or 'derivative' to accurately reflect the operation performed.
Every verdict on record (12)
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: fail (style) 2026-09-20 — Steps 5 and 7 perform differentiation (applying the chain rule) but are labeled 'trig' and 'exponential' respectively; they should be labeled 'chain' or 'derivative' to accurately reflect the operation performed.
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-20
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: fail (error) 2026-09-20 — Step 5 applies the chain rule to differentiate sin(2x-3) and cos(2x-3) but labels the step 'trig'. The label 'trig' is reserved for trigonometric identities, not differentiation rules; the correct label should be 'chain' (or 'derivative' if the vocabulary is strict, but 'chain' is in the list and describes the operation performed). Furthermore, the note explicitly mentions using the chain rule, contradicting the label.
  • 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 (style) 2026-09-19 — Step 5 applies the chain rule to differentiate sin(2*x‑3) and cos(2*x‑3) but labels the rule as "trig". The correct label from the allowed vocabulary is "chain". No other mathematical errors are present.
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: fail (style) 2026-09-18 — Steps 5 and 7 perform differentiation (applying the chain rule) but are labeled 'trig' and 'exponential' respectively. According to the contract, steps that unfold d/dx on known forms must use the label 'derivative'. The labels 'trig' and 'exponential' are reserved for algebraic/trigonometric identities or rewrites, not for the act of differentiation itself.
  • 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.