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Problem 2.793 · medium

Find \( \displaystyle \dfrac{d^2y}{dx^2} \) for \( \displaystyle y = x^{6} - 4 \cos{\left(x \right)} \).

\[ \frac{d}{d x} \left(x^{6} - 4 \cos{\left(x \right)}\right) = 6 x^{5} + 4 \sin{\left(x \right)} \]
The first derivative.✓ Proved
\[ \frac{d}{d x} \left(6 x^{5} + 4 \sin{\left(x \right)}\right) = 30 x^{4} + 4 \cos{\left(x \right)} \]
Differentiate again.✓ Proved

Answer \( 30 x^{4} + 4 \cos{\left(x \right)} \)

✓ 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. How we verify

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Line	Status	Checked by	Detail
1	✓ Proved	sympy 1.14.0	simplify(lhs - rhs) reduced to 0
2	✓ Proved	sympy 1.14.0	simplify(lhs - rhs) reduced to 0
answer, a second way	✓ Checked independently	sympy 1.14.0 + mpmath 1.3.0	matches a second difference quotient of f at x = 0.7

Reviewers

gpt-oss:20b: pass
qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass — The solution correctly applies the power rule and chain rule for differentiation twice. The steps are logically sound and the final answer matches the stated answer.

Every verdict on record (6)

qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-28 — The solution correctly applies the power rule and chain rule for differentiation twice. The steps are logically sound and the final answer matches the stated answer.
gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-28
qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-27 — The solution correctly applies the power rule and chain rule for differentiation twice. The steps are logically sound and the final result matches the stated answer.
gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-27
qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-26 — The solution correctly computes the first and second derivatives. The steps are algebraically verified and the final answer matches the stated answer.
gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-26

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 generator:structured/second_derivative, checked 2026-09-28 with SymPy 1.14.0.