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Derivative of \( \displaystyle \frac{\sin{\left(3 x - 3 \right)}}{3 x - 2} \)

Problem 2.312 · hard

Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{\sin{\left(3 x - 3 \right)}}{3 x - 2} \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d x} \frac{\sin{\left(3 x - 3 \right)}}{3 x - 2} \]
    derivativeStart with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
  2. \[ = \frac{\frac{d}{d x} \sin{\left(3 x - 3 \right)}}{3 x - 2} - \frac{\sin{\left(3 x - 3 \right)} \frac{d}{d x} \left(3 x - 2\right)}{\left(3 x - 2\right)^{2}} \]
    quotientApply the quotient rule.✓ Proved
  3. \[ = \frac{\frac{d}{d x} \sin{\left(3 x - 3 \right)}}{3 x - 2} - \frac{\sin{\left(3 x - 3 \right)} \frac{d}{d x} 3 x}{\left(3 x - 2\right)^{2}} \]
    constantSeparate the derivative of the denominator.✓ Proved
  4. \[ = \frac{\frac{d}{d x} \sin{\left(3 x - 3 \right)}}{3 x - 2} - \frac{3 \sin{\left(3 x - 3 \right)}}{\left(3 x - 2\right)^{2}} \]
    derivativeDifferentiate 3*x.✓ Proved
  5. \[ = \frac{\cos{\left(3 x - 3 \right)} \frac{d}{d x} \left(3 x - 3\right)}{3 x - 2} - \frac{3 \sin{\left(3 x - 3 \right)}}{\left(3 x - 2\right)^{2}} \]
    chainApply the chain rule to the sine term.✓ Proved
  6. \[ = \frac{3 \cos{\left(3 x - 3 \right)}}{3 x - 2} - \frac{3 \sin{\left(3 x - 3 \right)}}{\left(3 x - 2\right)^{2}} \]
    derivative constant-multipleDifferentiate 3*x - 3. Move the constant 3 to the numerator.✓ Proved
  7. \[ = \frac{3 \left(3 x - 2\right) \cos{\left(3 x - 3 \right)} - 3 \sin{\left(3 x - 3 \right)}}{\left(3 x - 2\right)^{2}} \]
    algebraCombine the terms over a common denominator.✓ Proved
Answer \( \frac{3 \cos{\left(3 x - 3 \right)}}{3 x - 2} - \frac{3 \sin{\left(3 x - 3 \right)}}{\left(3 x - 2\right)^{2}} \)

✓ 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.

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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
undefined where 3*x - 2 = 0
3✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
undefined where 3*x - 2 = 0
4✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
undefined where 3*x - 2 = 0
5✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
undefined where 3*x - 2 = 0
6✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
undefined where 3*x - 2 = 0
7✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
undefined where 3*x - 2 = 0
8✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
undefined where 3*x - 2 = 0
answer✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0final line against the stated answer: simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
undefined where 3*x - 2 = 0
answer, a second way✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0SymPy differentiated f directly and got the stated answer

Reviewers

  • gpt-oss:20b: pass
  • 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: pass 2026-09-20
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-20
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-20
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-19 — The solution correctly applies the quotient rule, chain rule, and basic derivative 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 2026-09-19
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-19
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-19 — The solution correctly applies the quotient rule, chain rule, and basic differentiation 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 2026-09-19
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-19
  • 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.