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Derivative of \( \displaystyle 75 x^{3} + 45 x^{2} + 9 x \)

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Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = 75 x^{3} + 45 x^{2} + 9 x \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d x} \left(75 x^{3} + 45 x^{2} + 9 x\right) \]
    derivativeStart with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
  2. \[ = \frac{d}{d x} 9 x + \frac{d}{d x} 45 x^{2} + \frac{d}{d x} 75 x^{3} \]
    sumApply the sum rule.✓ Proved
  3. \[ = 9 \frac{d}{d x} x + 45 \frac{d}{d x} x^{2} + 75 \frac{d}{d x} x^{3} \]
    constant-multipleApply the constant multiple rule to each term.✓ Proved
  4. \[ = 225 x^{2} + 90 x + 9 \]
    power simplifyApply the power rule to each term. Simplify the coefficients.✓ Proved
Answer \( 9 \left(5 x + 1\right)^{2} \)
Top: the graph of f = 75x³ + 45x² + 9x. A tangent line slides along it, and its slope is plotted below as it goes, tracing f' = 225x² + 90x + 9.

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. 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
5✓ 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 (6)
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-18
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-18
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-16
  • gpt-oss:20b: fail (error) 2026-10-16 — The final stated answer 9*(5*x + 1)**2 does not equal the correct derivative 225*x**2 + 90*x + 9 derived in the steps. The solution’s answer is mathematically incorrect.
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-15
  • 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.