Derivative of \( \displaystyle - \frac{\sqrt{2} e^{x - 1} \cos{\left(x - 1 + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)}}{2} \)
Problem 2.653 · hard
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = - \frac{\sqrt{2} e^{x - 1} \cos{\left(x - 1 + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)}}{2} \).
- \[ \frac{d}{d x} \left(- \frac{\sqrt{2} e^{x - 1} \cos{\left(x - 1 + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)}}{2}\right) \]derivativeStart with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
- \[ = - \frac{\sqrt{2} \frac{d}{d x} e^{x - 1} \cos{\left(x - 1 + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)}}{2} \]constant-multiplePull out the constant coefficient.✓ Proved
- \[ = - \frac{\sqrt{2} \left(e^{x - 1} \frac{d}{d x} \cos{\left(x - 1 + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)} + \cos{\left(x - 1 + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)} \frac{d}{d x} e^{x - 1}\right)}{2} \]productApply the product rule.✓ Proved
- \[ = - \frac{\sqrt{2} \left(e^{x - 1} \cos{\left(x - 1 + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)} + e^{x - 1} \frac{d}{d x} \cos{\left(x - 1 + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)}\right)}{2} \]derivativeDifferentiate the exponential term.✓ Proved
- \[ = - \frac{\sqrt{2} \left(- e^{x - 1} \sin{\left(x - 1 + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)} \frac{d}{d x} \left(x - 1 + \frac{\pi}{4}\right) + e^{x - 1} \cos{\left(x - 1 + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)}\right)}{2} \]trigDifferentiate the cosine term.✓ Proved
- \[ = - \frac{\sqrt{2} \left(- e^{x - 1} \sin{\left(x - 1 + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)} + e^{x - 1} \cos{\left(x - 1 + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)}\right)}{2} \]derivative algebraDifferentiate the inner function of the chain rule. Distribute the negative sign.✓ Proved
- \[ = - \frac{\sqrt{2} \left(- \sin{\left(x - 1 + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)} + \cos{\left(x - 1 + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)}\right) e^{x - 1}}{2} \]algebraFactor out the exponential term.✓ Proved
- \[ = e^{x - 1} \sin{\left(x - 1 \right)} \]algebra algebra simplify simplifyExpand the trigonometric terms using angle addition formulas. Substitute the value of cos(pi/4) and sin(pi/4). Combine like terms inside the parentheses. Simplify the final expression.✓ 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.
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 |
| 10 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 11 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| 12 | ✓ 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: passqwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass
Every verdict on record (4)
qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-21gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-21qwen3.6:27b-mlx: inconclusive 2026-09-21 — reviewer response could not be parsed: { "verdict": "fail", "severity": "error", "notes": "Step 9 incorrectly expands cos(A+B) and sin(A+B). The expansion of cos(x-1+pi/4) should be cos(x-1)cos(pi/4) - sin(x-1)sin(pi/4), but the step writegpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-21
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.