Derivative of \( \displaystyle \frac{\cos{\left(4 x - 3 \right)}}{4} \)
Problem 2.241 · medium
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{\cos{\left(4 x - 3 \right)}}{4} \).
- \[ \frac{d}{d x} \frac{\cos{\left(4 x - 3 \right)}}{4} \]derivativeStart with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
- \[ = \frac{\frac{d}{d x} \cos{\left(4 x - 3 \right)}}{4} \]constantPull out the constant factor 1/4.✓ Proved
- \[ = - \frac{\sin{\left(4 x - 3 \right)} \frac{d}{d x} \left(4 x - 3\right)}{4} \]chainApply the chain rule to the cosine function.✓ Proved
- \[ = - \sin{\left(4 x - 3 \right)} \]derivative algebraDifferentiate the inner function 4*x - 3. Simplify the expression by multiplying the constants.✓ Proved
Answer \( - \sin{\left(4 x - 3 \right)} \)
✓ 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.
The full receipt
| 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 |
| 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: passdeepseek-r1:70b: passqwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass
Every verdict on record (12)
qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-20gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-20qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-20 — The solution correctly applies the constant multiple rule, chain rule, and power rule in separate steps. All labels are valid and the logic is sound.gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-20qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-19deepseek-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.