Derivative of \( \displaystyle - x e^{2 x + 1} \)
Problem 2.89 · hard
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = - x e^{2 x + 1} \).
- \[ \frac{d}{d x} \left(- x e^{2 x + 1}\right) \]derivativeStart with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
- \[ = - x \frac{d}{d x} e^{2 x + 1} + e^{2 x + 1} \frac{d}{d x} \left(- x\right) \]productApply the product rule.✓ Proved
- \[ = - x \frac{d}{d x} e^{2 x + 1} - e^{2 x + 1} \]derivativeDifferentiate the first part of the product.✓ Proved
- \[ = - x e^{2 x + 1} \frac{d}{d x} \left(2 x + 1\right) - e^{2 x + 1} \]chainApply the chain rule to the exponential term.✓ Proved
- \[ = - 2 x e^{2 x + 1} - e^{2 x + 1} \]derivative algebraDifferentiate the inner function 2*x + 1. Simplify the expression.✓ Proved
- \[ = - \left(2 x + 1\right) e^{2 x + 1} \]simplifyFactor out the common term.✓ Proved
Answer \( \left(- 2 x - 1\right) e^{2 x + 1} \)
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 |
| 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: passdeepseek-r1:70b: passqwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass — The solution correctly applies the product rule, chain rule, and basic differentiation rules in separate steps. The labels accurately reflect the operations performed.
Every verdict on record (12)
qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-20 — The solution correctly applies the product rule, chain rule, and basic differentiation rules in separate steps. The labels accurately reflect the operations performed.gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-20qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-20gpt-oss:20b: fail (error) 2026-09-20 — Step 5 applies two rules at once: it differentiates 2*x+1 by using both the constant‑multiple rule (for 2*x) and the sum rule (for 2*x + 1). The label "derivative" is insufficient for this step.qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-19deepseek-r1:70b: pass 2026-09-19gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-19qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-19 — The solution correctly applies the product rule, chain rule, and basic differentiation rules in separate steps. Each step changes only one aspect of the expression and uses valid labels from the fixed vocabulary.deepseek-r1:70b: pass 2026-09-19gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-19gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-17deepseek-r1:70b: pass 2026-09-17
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.