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Derivative of \( \displaystyle - \frac{\sqrt{2} e^{x + 1} \cos{\left(x + \frac{\pi}{4} + 1 \right)}}{2} \)

Problem 2.4 · hard

Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = - \frac{\sqrt{2} e^{x + 1} \cos{\left(x + \frac{\pi}{4} + 1 \right)}}{2} \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d x} \left(- \frac{\sqrt{2} e^{x + 1} \cos{\left(x + \frac{\pi}{4} + 1 \right)}}{2}\right) \]
    derivativeStart with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
  2. \[ = - \frac{\sqrt{2} \frac{d}{d x} e^{x + 1} \cos{\left(x + \frac{\pi}{4} + 1 \right)}}{2} \]
    constant-multipleFactor out the constant term.✓ Proved
  3. \[ = - \frac{\sqrt{2} \left(e^{x + 1} \frac{d}{d x} \cos{\left(x + \frac{\pi}{4} + 1 \right)} + \cos{\left(x + \frac{\pi}{4} + 1 \right)} \frac{d}{d x} e^{x + 1}\right)}{2} \]
    productApply the product rule.✓ Proved
  4. \[ = - \frac{\sqrt{2} \left(e^{x + 1} \cos{\left(x + \frac{\pi}{4} + 1 \right)} + e^{x + 1} \frac{d}{d x} \cos{\left(x + \frac{\pi}{4} + 1 \right)}\right)}{2} \]
    derivativeCompute the derivative of exp(x + 1).✓ Proved
  5. \[ = - \frac{\sqrt{2} \left(- e^{x + 1} \sin{\left(x + \frac{\pi}{4} + 1 \right)} + e^{x + 1} \cos{\left(x + \frac{\pi}{4} + 1 \right)}\right)}{2} \]
    derivative algebraCompute the derivative of cos(x + pi/4 + 1). Simplify the expression inside the parentheses.✓ Proved
  6. \[ = - \frac{\sqrt{2} \left(- \sin{\left(x + \frac{\pi}{4} + 1 \right)} + \cos{\left(x + \frac{\pi}{4} + 1 \right)}\right) e^{x + 1}}{2} \]
    algebraFactor out exp(x + 1).✓ Proved
  7. \[ = e^{x + 1} \sin{\left(x + 1 \right)} \]
    simplify algebra algebraUse the trigonometric identity cos(theta) - sin(theta) = sqrt(2)cos(theta + pi/4). Combine the pi/4 terms. Multiply the constants (sqrt(2)/2 * sqrt(2) = 1).✓ Proved
Answer \( e^{x + 1} \sin{\left(x + 1 \right)} \)

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
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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

  • deepseek-r1:70b: pass
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass — The solution correctly applies differentiation rules and trigonometric identities to reach the stated answer. Each step isolates a single rule application, and the labels are appropriate.
Every verdict on record (11)
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-20 — The solution correctly applies differentiation rules and trigonometric identities to reach the stated answer. Each step isolates a single rule application, and the labels are appropriate.
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-20
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-20 — The solution correctly applies differentiation rules and trigonometric identities to reach the stated answer. Each step isolates a single operation, and the labels accurately reflect the transformations applied.
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-20
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-19 — The solution correctly applies differentiation rules and trigonometric identities to reach the stated answer. Each step isolates a single operation, and the labels accurately reflect the rules applied.
  • deepseek-r1:70b: pass 2026-09-19
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-19
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: inconclusive 2026-09-19 — reviewer response could not be parsed: { "verdict": "fail", "severity": "error", "notes": "Step 5 incorrectly computes the derivative of cos(x + pi/4 + 1) as -sin(x + pi/4 + 1), omitting the factor of 1 from the chain rule (derivative of t
  • deepseek-r1:70b: pass 2026-09-19
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-19
  • deepseek-r1:70b: pass 2026-09-16

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.