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Derivative of \( \displaystyle - \frac{5 \ln{\left(\tan^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + 1 \right)}}{8} + \frac{5 \ln{\left(\tan{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} \right)}}{4} \)

Problem 2.226 · hard

Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = - \frac{5 \ln{\left(\tan^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + 1 \right)}}{8} + \frac{5 \ln{\left(\tan{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} \right)}}{4} \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d x} \left(- \frac{5 \ln{\left(\tan^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + 1 \right)}}{8} + \frac{5 \ln{\left(\tan{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} \right)}}{4}\right) \]
    sumDifferentiate the sum of two terms.✓ Proved
  2. \[ = \frac{d}{d x} \left(- \frac{5 \ln{\left(\tan^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + 1 \right)}}{8}\right) + \frac{d}{d x} \frac{5 \ln{\left(\tan{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} \right)}}{4} \]
    constant-multiplePull out the constant coefficients.✓ Proved
  3. \[ = - \frac{5 \frac{d}{d x} \ln{\left(\tan^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + 1 \right)}}{8} + \frac{5 \frac{d}{d x} \ln{\left(\tan{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} \right)}}{4} \]
    constant-multipleApply constant multiple rule to both terms.✓ Proved
  4. \[ = \frac{5 \frac{d}{d x} \tan{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}}{4 \tan{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}} - \frac{5 \frac{d}{d x} \left(\tan^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + 1\right)}{8 \left(\tan^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + 1\right)} \]
    logarithmicApply the chain rule for the natural logarithm.✓ Proved
  5. \[ = \frac{5 \frac{d}{d x} \tan{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}}{4 \tan{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}} - \frac{5 \left(\frac{d}{d x} 1 + \frac{d}{d x} \tan^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}\right)}{8 \left(\tan^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + 1\right)} \]
    sumDifferentiate the argument of the first logarithm.✓ Proved
  6. \[ = \frac{5 \frac{d}{d x} \tan{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}}{4 \tan{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}} - \frac{5 \frac{d}{d x} \tan^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}}{8 \left(\tan^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + 1\right)} \]
    constantThe derivative of a constant is zero.✓ Proved
  7. \[ = \frac{5 \frac{d}{d x} \tan{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}}{4 \tan{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}} - \frac{5 \tan{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} \frac{d}{d x} \tan{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}}{4 \left(\tan^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + 1\right)} \]
    powerApply the power rule to the squared term.✓ Proved
  8. \[ = \frac{5 \sec^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} \frac{d}{d x} \left(4 x - 1\right)}{4 \tan{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}} - \frac{5 \tan{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} \sec^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} \frac{d}{d x} \left(4 x - 1\right)}{4 \left(\tan^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + 1\right)} \]
    chainApply the chain rule to the tangent function.≈ Checked numerically
  9. \[ = \frac{5 \sec^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}}{\tan{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}} - \frac{5 \tan{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} \sec^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}}{\tan^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + 1} \]
    derivative algebra algebraDifferentiate the inner linear function 4x - 1. Multiply the constants in each term. Simplify the coefficients.✓ Proved
  10. \[ = 5 \left(\frac{1}{\tan{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}} - \frac{\tan{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}}{\tan^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + 1}\right) \sec^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} \]
    algebraFactor out the common term.✓ Proved
  11. \[ = \frac{5 \sec^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}}{\left(\tan^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + 1\right) \tan{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}} \]
    algebra algebra simplifyFind a common denominator inside the parentheses. Simplify the numerator. Cancel the squared tangent terms.✓ Proved
  12. \[ = \frac{5}{\left(\tan^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + 1\right) \cos^{2}{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} \tan{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}} \]
    rewrite algebraRewrite secant in terms of cosine. Combine the terms into a single fraction.✓ Proved
Answer \( \frac{5}{\tan{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}} \)
Mind the domain. The answer is also defined at points where f(x) is not. Substituting there gives a number that is not a slope of f.

Lines: 16 proved, 2 checked numerically. 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
LineStatusChecked byDetail
1✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0line 1 is the problem as stated
2✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
log is undefined for non-positive arguments
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
3✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
log is undefined for non-positive arguments
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
4✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
log is undefined for non-positive arguments
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where tan(4*x - 1) = 0
undefined where tan(4*x - 1)**2 + 1 = 0
5✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where tan(4*x - 1) = 0
undefined where tan(4*x - 1)**2 + 1 = 0
6✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where tan(4*x - 1) = 0
undefined where tan(4*x - 1)**2 + 1 = 0
7✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where tan(4*x - 1) = 0
undefined where tan(4*x - 1)**2 + 1 = 0
8≈ Checked numericallysympy 1.14.0sympy 1.14.0: simplify left (5*tan(4*x - 1)**2 - 5*sec(4*x - 1)**2 + 5)/(tan(4*x - 1)**3 + tan(4*x - 1)); numeric agreement only, at 24 of 24 sampled points
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where tan(4*x - 1) = 0
undefined where tan(4*x - 1)**2 + 1 = 0
sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
9✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where tan(4*x - 1) = 0
undefined where tan(4*x - 1)**2 + 1 = 0
10✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where tan(4*x - 1) = 0
undefined where tan(4*x - 1)**2 + 1 = 0
11✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where tan(4*x - 1) = 0
undefined where tan(4*x - 1)**2 + 1 = 0
12✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where tan(4*x - 1) = 0
undefined where tan(4*x - 1)**2 + 1 = 0
13✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where tan(4*x - 1) = 0
undefined where tan(4*x - 1)**2 + 1 = 0
14✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where tan(4*x - 1) = 0
undefined where tan(4*x - 1)**2 + 1 = 0
15✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where tan(4*x - 1) = 0
undefined where tan(4*x - 1)**2 + 1 = 0
16✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where tan(4*x - 1) = 0
undefined where tan(4*x - 1)**2 + 1 = 0
undefined where cos(4*x - 1) = 0
17✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where tan(4*x - 1) = 0
undefined where tan(4*x - 1)**2 + 1 = 0
undefined where cos(4*x - 1) = 0
answer≈ Checked numericallysympy 1.14.0sympy 1.14.0: final line against the stated answer: simplify left 5*(-(tan(4*x - 1)**2 + 1)*cos(4*x - 1)**2 + 1)/((tan(4*x - 1)**2 + 1)*cos(4*x - 1)**2*tan(4*x - 1)); numeric agreement only, at 24 of 24 sampled points
tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where tan(4*x - 1) = 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 differentiation rules step-by-step, adhering to the one-change-per-step constraint. The algebraic simplification in the final steps is valid and leads to the correct result.
Every verdict on record (15)
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-20 — The solution correctly applies differentiation rules step-by-step, adhering to the one-change-per-step constraint. The algebraic simplification in the final steps is valid and leads to the correct result.
  • 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 — The solution correctly applies differentiation rules step-by-step, adhering to the one-change-per-step constraint. The algebraic simplification is valid and leads to the correct final answer.
  • deepseek-r1:70b: pass 2026-09-19
  • gpt-oss:20b: fail (error) 2026-09-19 — Step 17 combines the terms into a single fraction but fails to cancel the factor θ²+1 with σ² (since σ²=1/σ²). The correct simplification gives 5/tan(4*x-1).
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: fail (style) 2026-09-19 — Step 2 applies the sum rule to split the derivative, but is labeled 'constant-multiple'. Step 3 pulls out constants and is labeled 'constant-multiple', but Step 2 already performed the splitting. The label in Step 2 is incorrect for the operation performed (splitting a sum).
  • 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 differentiation rules step-by-step, adhering to the one-change-per-step constraint. The final simplification is algebraically correct and matches the stated answer.
  • deepseek-r1:70b: pass 2026-09-18
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-18
  • gpt-oss:20b: fail 2026-09-17 — Step 15’s note claims to cancel squared tangent terms, but the expression 5*sec^2*(1/(tan*(tan^2+1))) contains no squared tan terms to cancel. This misleading note could confuse a student.
  • 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.