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Derivative of \( \displaystyle x^{2} \left(1 - 2 \ln{\left(4 x \right)}\right) \)

Problem 2.669 · hard

Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = x^{2} \left(1 - 2 \ln{\left(4 x \right)}\right) \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d x} x^{2} \left(1 - 2 \ln{\left(4 x \right)}\right) \]
    derivativeStart with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
  2. \[ = x^{2} \frac{d}{d x} \left(1 - 2 \ln{\left(4 x \right)}\right) + \left(1 - 2 \ln{\left(4 x \right)}\right) \frac{d}{d x} x^{2} \]
    productApply the product rule.✓ Proved
  3. \[ = x^{2} \frac{d}{d x} \left(1 - 2 \ln{\left(4 x \right)}\right) + 2 x \left(1 - 2 \ln{\left(4 x \right)}\right) \]
    derivativeDifferentiate the first part of the product.✓ Proved
  4. \[ = x^{2} \left(\frac{d}{d x} 1 - 2 \frac{d}{d x} \ln{\left(4 x \right)}\right) + 2 x \left(1 - 2 \ln{\left(4 x \right)}\right) \]
    derivativeDifferentiate the second part of the product.✓ Proved
  5. \[ = - 2 x^{2} \frac{d}{d x} \ln{\left(4 x \right)} + 2 x \left(1 - 2 \ln{\left(4 x \right)}\right) \]
    derivativeDifferentiate the constant 1.✓ Proved
  6. \[ = 2 x \left(1 - 2 \ln{\left(4 x \right)}\right) - \frac{x \frac{d}{d x} 4 x}{2} \]
    logarithmicApply the chain rule for the logarithm.✓ Proved
  7. \[ = 2 x \left(1 - 2 \ln{\left(4 x \right)}\right) - 2 x \]
    derivative algebra algebraDifferentiate the inner function 4*x. Simplify the expression inside the second term. Simplify the product of x**2 and -2/x.✓ Proved
  8. \[ = - 4 x \ln{\left(4 x \right)} \]
    algebra simplifyDistribute 2*x into the parentheses. Combine like terms.✓ Proved
Answer \( - 4 x \log{\left(4 x \right)} \)

✓ 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.

The full receipt
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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
log is undefined for non-positive arguments
3✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
log is undefined for non-positive arguments
4✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
log is undefined for non-positive arguments
5✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
log is undefined for non-positive arguments
6✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
log is undefined for non-positive arguments
7✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
log is undefined for non-positive arguments
8✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
log is undefined for non-positive arguments
9✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
log is undefined for non-positive arguments
10✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
log is undefined for non-positive arguments
11✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
log is undefined for non-positive arguments
answer✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0final line against the stated answer: simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
log is undefined for non-positive arguments
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: fail (style) — Step 6 is labeled 'logarithmic' but explicitly applies the chain rule to the composite function log(4*x); it should be labeled 'chain'. Step 4 applies the sum rule and constant multiple rule simultaneously to the term (1 - 2*log(4*x)), violating the one-rule-per-step constraint.
Every verdict on record (4)
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: fail (style) 2026-09-21 — Step 6 is labeled 'logarithmic' but explicitly applies the chain rule to the composite function log(4*x); it should be labeled 'chain'. Step 4 applies the sum rule and constant multiple rule simultaneously to the term (1 - 2*log(4*x)), violating the one-rule-per-step constraint.
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-21
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-21
  • 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.