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Derivative of \( \displaystyle \left(5 x + \frac{5}{2}\right) e^{2 x + 2} \)

Problem 2.293 · hard

Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \left(5 x + \frac{5}{2}\right) e^{2 x + 2} \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d x} \left(5 x + \frac{5}{2}\right) e^{2 x + 2} \]
    derivativeStart with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
  2. \[ = \left(5 x + \frac{5}{2}\right) \frac{d}{d x} e^{2 x + 2} + e^{2 x + 2} \frac{d}{d x} \frac{5}{2} + e^{2 x + 2} \frac{d}{d x} 5 x \]
    productApply the product rule.✓ Proved
  3. \[ = \left(5 x + \frac{5}{2}\right) \frac{d}{d x} e^{2 x + 2} + e^{2 x + 2} \frac{d}{d x} \frac{5}{2} + 5 e^{2 x + 2} \]
    derivativeDifferentiate the first term.✓ Proved
  4. \[ = \left(5 x + \frac{5}{2}\right) \frac{d}{d x} e^{2 x + 2} + 5 e^{2 x + 2} \]
    derivative simplifyDifferentiate the second term. Simplify the expression by removing the zero term.✓ Proved
  5. \[ = \left(5 x + \frac{5}{2}\right) e^{2 x + 2} \frac{d}{d x} \left(2 x + 2\right) + 5 e^{2 x + 2} \]
    chainApply the chain rule to the exponential term.✓ Proved
  6. \[ = 2 \left(5 x + \frac{5}{2}\right) e^{2 x + 2} + 5 e^{2 x + 2} \]
    derivativeDifferentiate the exponent.✓ Proved
  7. \[ = \left(10 x + 5\right) e^{2 x + 2} + 5 e^{2 x + 2} \]
    algebraDistribute the 2 into the parentheses.✓ Proved
  8. \[ = \left(10 x + 10\right) e^{2 x + 2} \]
    algebra simplifyFactor out the common exponential term. Combine the constant terms.✓ Proved
Answer \( 10 \left(x + 1\right) e^{2 x + 2} \)

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.

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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
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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

Reviewers

  • gpt-oss:20b: fail (error) — Step 2 applies the product rule incorrectly by treating the sum (5*x+5/2) as two separate factors. The derivative of (5*x+5/2) is 5, not split into two terms. This violates the rule‑application granularity and introduces an algebraic error.
  • deepseek-r1:70b: pass
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass
Every verdict on record (12)
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-20
  • gpt-oss:20b: fail (error) 2026-09-20 — Step 2 applies the product rule incorrectly by treating the sum (5*x+5/2) as two separate factors. The derivative of (5*x+5/2) is 5, not split into two terms. This violates the rule‑application granularity and introduces an algebraic error.
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: fail (error) 2026-09-20 — Step 2 incorrectly applies the product rule to a sum of two terms (5*x + 5/2) as if it were a single factor, resulting in an invalid expansion with three terms instead of two. The product rule (uv)' = u'v + uv' requires two factors, but the step treats the first factor as a sum and differentiates each part separately while keeping the second factor, which is not a valid single-step application of the product rule.
  • gpt-oss:20b: fail (error) 2026-09-20 — Step 2 incorrectly applies the product rule to the sum (5*x + 5/2). It introduces an extra term Derivative(5/2, x)*exp(2*x + 2) that should not be present. The correct product rule would only have Derivative(5*x + 5/2, x)*exp(2*x + 2) + (5*x + 5/2)*Derivative(exp(2*x + 2), x).
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-19
  • deepseek-r1:70b: pass 2026-09-19
  • gpt-oss:20b: fail (error) 2026-09-19 — Step 2 applies the product rule to each term of the sum (5*x + 5/2) separately, effectively using two rules at once. The correct application is to differentiate the whole first factor once, not split it into two product‑rule applications. This violates the one‑rule‑per‑step requirement.
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-19
  • deepseek-r1:70b: pass 2026-09-19
  • gpt-oss:20b: fail (error) 2026-09-19 — Step 2 applies the product rule and simultaneously distributes the derivative over the sum 5*x+5/2, i.e., it uses two rules in one step. Each step must change only one thing, so this is a defect.
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-17
  • 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.