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Derivative of \( \displaystyle \left(5 x - 20\right) e^{x - 3} \)

Problem 2.458 · medium

Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = 5 \left(x - 4\right) e^{x - 3} \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d x} \left(5 x - 20\right) e^{x - 3} \]
    Start with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
  2. \[ = \left(5 x - 20\right) \frac{d}{d x} e^{x - 3} + 5 e^{x - 3} \frac{d}{d x} \left(x - 4\right) \]
    productApply the product rule.✓ Proved
  3. \[ = \left(5 x - 20\right) \frac{d}{d x} e^{x - 3} + 5 e^{x - 3} \]
    derivativeDifferentiate the first part of the product.✓ Proved
  4. \[ = \left(5 x - 20\right) e^{x - 3} \frac{d}{d x} \left(x - 3\right) + 5 e^{x - 3} \]
    chainApply the chain rule to the exponential term.✓ Proved
  5. \[ = \left(5 x - 20\right) e^{x - 3} + 5 e^{x - 3} \]
    derivative algebraDifferentiate the exponent. Simplify the expression.✓ Proved
  6. \[ = 5 \left(x - 3\right) e^{x - 3} \]
    algebra simplifyFactor out the common term. Simplify the remaining term.✓ Proved
Answer \( 5 \left(x - 3\right) e^{x - 3} \)

✓ 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
3✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
4✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
5✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
6✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
7✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
8✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
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: pass
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass — The solution correctly applies the product rule, chain rule, and basic derivatives, with each step changing only one aspect of the expression and using valid labels.
Every verdict on record (6)
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-21 — The solution correctly applies the product rule, chain rule, and basic derivatives, with each step changing only one aspect of the expression and using valid labels.
  • 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 — The solution correctly applies the product rule, chain rule, and basic derivatives, with each step changing only one aspect of the expression and using valid labels from the fixed vocabulary.
  • 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.