Derivative of \( \displaystyle \left(5 x - 5\right) e^{x} \)
Problem 2.307 · medium
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = 5 \left(x - 1\right) e^{x} \).
- \[ \frac{d}{d x} \left(5 x - 5\right) e^{x} \]derivativeStart with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
- \[ = 5 \frac{d}{d x} \left(x - 1\right) e^{x} \]constant-multiplePull out the constant factor 5.✓ Proved
- \[ = 5 \left(x - 1\right) \frac{d}{d x} e^{x} + 5 e^{x} \frac{d}{d x} \left(x - 1\right) \]productApply the product rule to the remaining terms.✓ Proved
- \[ = 5 \left(x - 1\right) \frac{d}{d x} e^{x} + 5 e^{x} \]derivative simplifyDifferentiate the first part of the product (x - 1). Simplify the derivative of (x - 1).✓ Proved
- \[ = 5 \left(x - 1\right) e^{x} + 5 e^{x} \]exponentialDifferentiate the exponential term.✓ Proved
- \[ = 5 x e^{x} \]algebra simplify simplifyDistribute the exponential term. Combine like terms. Final simplified form.✓ Proved
Answer \( 5 x e^{x} \)
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.
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 |
| 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: 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, product, and derivative rules in a step-by-step manner. The algebraic simplifications are valid and clearly labeled.gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-20qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-19 — The solution correctly applies the constant multiple, product, and derivative rules in a logical sequence. Each step changes only one aspect of the expression, and the labels accurately reflect the operations performed.deepseek-r1:70b: pass 2026-09-19gpt-oss:20b: fail (error) 2026-09-19 — Step 4 applies the derivative to both terms of (x‑1) in a single step, combining two derivative operations. It should be split into two separate derivative steps or labeled as a sum rule. This violates the one‑rule‑per‑step rule.qwen3.6:27b-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.