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Derivative of \( \displaystyle \frac{3 x}{2} - \frac{\sin{\left(6 x + 4 \right)}}{4} \)

Problem 2.2379 · hard Video

Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{3 x}{2} - \frac{\sin{\left(6 x + 4 \right)}}{4} \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d x} \left(\frac{3 x}{2} - \frac{\sin{\left(6 x + 4 \right)}}{4}\right) \]
    sumStart with the derivative of the entire function.✓ Proved
  2. \[ = \frac{d}{d x} \frac{3 x}{2} - \frac{d}{d x} \frac{\sin{\left(6 x + 4 \right)}}{4} \]
    sumApply the sum rule for differentiation.✓ Proved
  3. \[ = \frac{d}{d x} \frac{3 x}{2} - \frac{\frac{d}{d x} \sin{\left(6 x + 4 \right)}}{4} \]
    constantPull out the constant factor 1/4.✓ Proved
  4. \[ = - \frac{\cos{\left(6 x + 4 \right)} \frac{d}{d x} \left(6 x + 4\right)}{4} + \frac{d}{d x} \frac{3 x}{2} \]
    chainApply the chain rule to the sine function.✓ Proved
  5. \[ = - \frac{3 \cos{\left(6 x + 4 \right)}}{2} + \frac{d}{d x} \frac{3 x}{2} \]
    derivative algebraDifferentiate the inner function 6*x + 4. Simplify the constant product (1/4)*6.✓ Proved
  6. \[ = \frac{3}{2} - \frac{3 \cos{\left(6 x + 4 \right)}}{2} \]
    derivative simplifyDifferentiate the remaining term 3*x/2. Factor out the common term 3/2.✓ Proved
Answer \( \frac{3}{2} - \frac{3 \cos{\left(6 x + 4 \right)}}{2} \)
Top: the graph of f = 3x/2 - sin(6x + 4)/4. A tangent line slides along it, and its slope is plotted below as it goes, tracing f' = 3/2 - 3cos(6x + 4)/2.

✓ 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. How we verify

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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
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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

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  • gpt-oss:20b: pass
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass
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  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-18
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-18
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-16 — The solution correctly applies differentiation rules step-by-step, adhering to the one-change-per-step constraint and using valid labels from the fixed vocabulary.
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-16
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-15 — The solution correctly applies differentiation rules step-by-step, adhering to the one-change-per-step constraint. The labels used are appropriate for the operations performed, and the final result is algebraically equivalent to the stated answer.
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-15

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 2026-10-18 with SymPy 1.14.0.