Derivative of \( \displaystyle - \frac{\ln{\left(\tan^{2}{\left(3 x + 2 \right)} + 1 \right)}}{6} \)
Problem 2.657 · hard
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = - \frac{\ln{\left(\tan^{2}{\left(3 x + 2 \right)} + 1 \right)}}{6} \).
- \[ \frac{d}{d x} \left(- \frac{\ln{\left(\tan^{2}{\left(3 x + 2 \right)} + 1 \right)}}{6}\right) \]derivativeStart with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
- \[ = - \frac{\frac{d}{d x} \ln{\left(\tan^{2}{\left(3 x + 2 \right)} + 1 \right)}}{6} \]constant-multiplePull out the constant factor.✓ Proved
- \[ = - \frac{\frac{d}{d x} \left(\tan^{2}{\left(3 x + 2 \right)} + 1\right)}{6 \left(\tan^{2}{\left(3 x + 2 \right)} + 1\right)} \]logarithmicApply the chain rule for the natural logarithm.✓ Proved
- \[ = - \frac{\frac{d}{d x} 1 + \frac{d}{d x} \tan^{2}{\left(3 x + 2 \right)}}{6 \left(\tan^{2}{\left(3 x + 2 \right)} + 1\right)} \]sumDifferentiate the sum inside the parenthesis.✓ Proved
- \[ = - \frac{\frac{d}{d x} \tan^{2}{\left(3 x + 2 \right)}}{6 \left(\tan^{2}{\left(3 x + 2 \right)} + 1\right)} \]constantThe derivative of the constant 1 is 0.✓ Proved
- \[ = - \frac{\tan{\left(3 x + 2 \right)} \frac{d}{d x} \tan{\left(3 x + 2 \right)}}{3 \left(\tan^{2}{\left(3 x + 2 \right)} + 1\right)} \]powerApply the power rule to the squared tangent term.✓ Proved
- \[ = - \frac{\tan{\left(3 x + 2 \right)} \sec^{2}{\left(3 x + 2 \right)} \frac{d}{d x} \left(3 x + 2\right)}{3 \left(\tan^{2}{\left(3 x + 2 \right)} + 1\right)} \]trigApply the derivative rule for tangent.≈ Checked numerically
- \[ = - \frac{\tan{\left(3 x + 2 \right)} \sec^{2}{\left(3 x + 2 \right)}}{\tan^{2}{\left(3 x + 2 \right)} + 1} \]chain algebra simplifyDifferentiate the inner linear function 3*x + 2. Multiply the constants together. Simplify the expression by canceling the 6 and 1/6.✓ Proved
- \[ = - \tan{\left(3 x + 2 \right)} \]algebra simplifySubstitute sec(u)**2 with 1 + tan(u)**2. Cancel the common term (tan(3*x + 2)**2 + 1) from the numerator and denominator.≈ Checked numerically
Answer \( - \tan{\left(3 x + 2 \right)} \)
Mind the domain. The answer is also defined at points where f(x) is not. Substituting there gives a number that is not a slope of f.
Lines: 11 proved, 2 checked numerically. 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 log is undefined for non-positive arguments tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2 |
| 3 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 log is undefined for non-positive arguments tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2 undefined where tan(3*x + 2)**2 + 1 = 0 |
| 4 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2 undefined where tan(3*x + 2)**2 + 1 = 0 |
| 5 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2 undefined where tan(3*x + 2)**2 + 1 = 0 |
| 6 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2 undefined where tan(3*x + 2)**2 + 1 = 0 |
| 7 | ≈ Checked numerically | sympy 1.14.0 | sympy 1.14.0: simplify left (-tan(3*x + 2)**2 + sec(3*x + 2)**2 - 1)*tan(3*x + 2)/(tan(3*x + 2)**2 + 1); numeric agreement only, at 24 of 24 sampled points tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2 undefined where tan(3*x + 2)**2 + 1 = 0 sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2 |
| 8 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2 sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2 undefined where tan(3*x + 2)**2 + 1 = 0 |
| 9 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2 sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2 undefined where tan(3*x + 2)**2 + 1 = 0 |
| 10 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2 sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2 undefined where tan(3*x + 2)**2 + 1 = 0 |
| 11 | ≈ Checked numerically | sympy 1.14.0 | sympy 1.14.0: simplify left (tan(3*x + 2)**2 - sec(3*x + 2)**2 + 1)*tan(3*x + 2)/(tan(3*x + 2)**2 + 1); numeric agreement only, at 24 of 24 sampled points tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2 sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2 undefined where tan(3*x + 2)**2 + 1 = 0 |
| 12 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2 |
| answer | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | final line against the stated answer: simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 tan has poles at odd multiples of pi/2 |
| answer, a second way | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | SymPy differentiated f directly and got the stated answer |
Reviewers
gpt-oss:20b: fail (error) — Step 7 applies both the derivative rule for tan (trig) and the chain rule for the inner function 3*x+2 in a single step, violating the one‑rule‑per‑step rule.qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass — The solution correctly applies differentiation rules step-by-step, adhering to the one-change-per-step constraint. The labels accurately reflect the operations performed, and the final simplification is valid.
Every verdict on record (4)
qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-21 — The solution correctly applies differentiation rules step-by-step, adhering to the one-change-per-step constraint. The labels accurately reflect the operations performed, and the final simplification is valid.gpt-oss:20b: fail (error) 2026-09-21 — Step 7 applies both the derivative rule for tan (trig) and the chain rule for the inner function 3*x+2 in a single step, violating the one‑rule‑per‑step rule.qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-21 — The solution correctly applies differentiation rules step-by-step, adhering to the one-change-per-step constraint. The labels accurately reflect the operations performed, and the final simplification is mathematically sound.gpt-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.