Derivative of \( \displaystyle 5 x \left(x^{2} - 9 x + 27\right) \)
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Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = 5 x \left(x^{2} - 9 x + 27\right) \).
- \[ \frac{d}{d x} 5 x \left(x^{2} - 9 x + 27\right) \]derivativeStart with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
- \[ = 5 \frac{d}{d x} x \left(x^{2} - 9 x + 27\right) \]constant-multiplePull out the constant factor 5.✓ Proved
- \[ = 5 x \frac{d}{d x} \left(x^{2} - 9 x + 27\right) + 5 \left(x^{2} - 9 x + 27\right) \frac{d}{d x} x \]productApply the product rule.✓ Proved
- \[ = 5 x^{2} + 5 x \left(\frac{d}{d x} 27 - \frac{d}{d x} 9 x + \frac{d}{d x} x^{2}\right) - 45 x + 135 \]derivativeDifferentiate each term in the product.✓ Proved
- \[ = 5 x^{2} + 5 x \left(2 x - 9\right) - 45 x + 135 \]derivative algebraEvaluate the derivatives of the individual terms. Simplify the expression inside the parentheses.✓ Proved
- \[ = 15 x^{2} - 90 x + 135 \]algebra algebra algebraDistribute x into the parentheses. Combine like terms. Distribute the 5 to get the final simplified form.✓ Proved
Answer \( 15 \left(x - 3\right)^{2} \)
✓ 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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| Line | Status | Checked by | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | line 1 is the problem as stated |
| 2 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 3 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 4 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 5 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 6 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 7 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 8 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 9 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| answer | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | final line against the stated answer: simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| answer, a second way | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | SymPy differentiated f directly and got the stated answer |
Reviewers
gpt-oss:20b: fail (error) — Step 4 applies the derivative to the sum x**2 - 9*x + 27 in one move, effectively using both the derivative and sum rules simultaneously, which violates the rule that each step must change only one thing.deepseek-r1:70b: passqwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass — The solution correctly applies the constant multiple, product, and derivative rules in separate steps. The algebraic simplifications are handled one operation at a time, and the final result matches the stated answer.
Senior review claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-06: fail — Every line is mathematically correct and SymPy proved each one. Step 4 combines evaluating d/dx[x]=1 with splitting the derivative of the sum, so it should be two steps, with the second labelled 'sum'. This is a granularity and labelling flaw, not a math error, and a student would not learn anything false.
gpt-oss:20b: uphold — Step 4 both evaluates Derivative(x,x) to 1 and splits the derivative of the trinomial into a sum of derivatives (sum rule), so two independent changes happen under a single 'derivative' label.agent:pipeline: uphold — Beautiful nomination: The cubic 5x(x^2-9x+27) = 5((x-3)^3+27) looks messy, but its derivative collapses to the perfect square 15(x-3)^2.
Every verdict on record (13)
claude-sonnet-5-5: fail (style) 2026-10-06 — Every line is mathematically correct and SymPy proved each one. Step 4 combines evaluating d/dx[x]=1 with splitting the derivative of the sum, so it should be two steps, with the second labelled 'sum'. This is a granularity and labelling flaw, not a math error, and a student would not learn anything false.qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-20 — The solution correctly applies the constant multiple, product, and derivative rules in separate steps. The algebraic simplifications are handled one operation at a time, and the final result matches the stated answer.gpt-oss:20b: fail (error) 2026-09-20 — Step 4 applies the derivative to the sum x**2 - 9*x + 27 in one move, effectively using both the derivative and sum rules simultaneously, which violates the rule that each step must change only one thing.qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-20gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-20qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-19 — The solution correctly applies the constant multiple, product, and sum rules in a step-by-step manner. Each step changes only one aspect of the expression and uses valid labels from the fixed vocabulary.deepseek-r1:70b: pass 2026-09-19gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-19qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-19deepseek-r1:70b: pass 2026-09-19gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-19gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-17deepseek-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.