∫Calc Practice

Derivative of \( \displaystyle \operatorname{atan}{\left(\sin{\left(x - 1 \right)} \right)} \)

Problem 2.400 · hard

Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \operatorname{atan}{\left(\sin{\left(x - 1 \right)} \right)} \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d x} \operatorname{atan}{\left(\sin{\left(x - 1 \right)} \right)} \]
    derivativeStart with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
  2. \[ = \frac{\frac{d}{d x} \sin{\left(x - 1 \right)}}{\sin^{2}{\left(x - 1 \right)} + 1} \]
    chainApply the chain rule for the arctangent function.✓ Proved
  3. \[ = \frac{\cos{\left(x - 1 \right)} \frac{d}{d x} \left(x - 1\right)}{\sin^{2}{\left(x - 1 \right)} + 1} \]
    trigApply the chain rule for the sine function.✓ Proved
  4. \[ = \frac{\cos{\left(x - 1 \right)}}{\sin^{2}{\left(x - 1 \right)} + 1} \]
    derivative simplifyDifferentiate the inner linear function. Simplify the expression.✓ Proved
Answer \( \frac{\cos{\left(x - 1 \right)}}{\sin^{2}{\left(x - 1 \right)} + 1} \)

✓ 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 sin(x - 1)**2 + 1 = 0
3✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
undefined where sin(x - 1)**2 + 1 = 0
4✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
undefined where sin(x - 1)**2 + 1 = 0
5✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
undefined where sin(x - 1)**2 + 1 = 0
answer✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0final line against the stated answer: simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
undefined where sin(x - 1)**2 + 1 = 0
answer, a second way✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0SymPy differentiated f directly and got the stated answer

Reviewers

  • gpt-oss:20b: pass
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass
Every verdict on record (6)
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-21
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-21
  • 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

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.