Derivative of \( \displaystyle \frac{\left(\sin{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \cos{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}\right) e^{4 x - 1}}{8} \)
Problem 2.897 · hard
Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{\left(\sin{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \cos{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}\right) e^{4 x - 1}}{8} \).
- \[ \frac{d}{d x} \frac{\left(\sin{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \cos{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}\right) e^{4 x - 1}}{8} \]Start with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
- \[ = \left(\sin{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \cos{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}\right) \frac{d}{d x} \frac{e^{4 x - 1}}{8} + \frac{e^{4 x - 1} \frac{d}{d x} \left(\sin{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \cos{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}\right)}{8} \]productApply the product rule.✓ Proved
- \[ = \frac{\left(\sin{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \cos{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}\right) e^{4 x - 1} \frac{d}{d x} \left(4 x - 1\right)}{8} + \frac{e^{4 x - 1} \frac{d}{d x} \left(\sin{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \cos{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}\right)}{8} \]chainApply the chain rule to the second term.✓ Proved
- \[ = \frac{\left(\sin{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \cos{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}\right) e^{4 x - 1}}{2} + \frac{e^{4 x - 1} \frac{d}{d x} \left(\sin{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \cos{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}\right)}{8} \]derivativeDifferentiate the inner function 4*x - 1.✓ Proved
- \[ = \frac{\left(\sin{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \cos{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}\right) e^{4 x - 1}}{2} + \frac{\left(4 \sin{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + 4 \cos{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}\right) e^{4 x - 1}}{8} \]derivative algebraDifferentiate the sine and cosine terms. Simplify the first term's parentheses.✓ Proved
- \[ = \frac{\left(4 \sin{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - 4 \cos{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}\right) e^{4 x - 1}}{8} + \frac{\left(4 \sin{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + 4 \cos{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}\right) e^{4 x - 1}}{8} \]constant-multipleFactor out the 4 from both terms.✓ Proved
- \[ = e^{4 x - 1} \sin{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} \]algebra algebra simplify simplifyFactor out the common term exp(4*x - 1)/8. Distribute the 4 in the second term. Combine like terms in the numerator. Simplify the fraction by canceling the 8.✓ Proved
Answer \( e^{4 x - 1} \sin{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} \)
✓ 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
| 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 |
| 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 2026-09-26gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-26qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-26gpt-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
gemma4:26b, checked 2026-09-26 with SymPy 1.14.0.