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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 \( \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{\left(\sin{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \cos{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}\right) e^{4 x - 1}}{8} \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d x} \frac{\left(\sin{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \cos{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}\right) e^{4 x - 1}}{8} \]
    Start with the derivative of the function.✓ Proved
  2. \[ = \left(\sin{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \cos{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}\right) \frac{d}{d x} \frac{e^{4 x - 1}}{8} + \frac{e^{4 x - 1} \frac{d}{d x} \left(\sin{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \cos{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}\right)}{8} \]
    productApply the product rule.✓ Proved
  3. \[ = \frac{\left(\sin{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \cos{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}\right) e^{4 x - 1} \frac{d}{d x} \left(4 x - 1\right)}{8} + \frac{e^{4 x - 1} \frac{d}{d x} \left(\sin{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \cos{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}\right)}{8} \]
    chainApply the chain rule to the second term.✓ Proved
  4. \[ = \frac{\left(\sin{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \cos{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}\right) e^{4 x - 1}}{2} + \frac{e^{4 x - 1} \frac{d}{d x} \left(\sin{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \cos{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}\right)}{8} \]
    derivativeDifferentiate the inner function 4*x - 1.✓ Proved
  5. \[ = \frac{\left(\sin{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - \cos{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}\right) e^{4 x - 1}}{2} + \frac{\left(4 \sin{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + 4 \cos{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}\right) e^{4 x - 1}}{8} \]
    derivative algebraDifferentiate the sine and cosine terms. Simplify the first term's parentheses.✓ Proved
  6. \[ = \frac{\left(4 \sin{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} - 4 \cos{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}\right) e^{4 x - 1}}{8} + \frac{\left(4 \sin{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} + 4 \cos{\left(4 x - 1 \right)}\right) e^{4 x - 1}}{8} \]
    constant-multipleFactor out the 4 from both terms.✓ Proved
  7. \[ = e^{4 x - 1} \sin{\left(4 x - 1 \right)} \]
    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.

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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
3✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
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answer✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0final line against the stated answer: simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
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: pass
Every verdict on record (4)
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-26
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-26
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-26
  • 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 gemma4:26b, checked 2026-09-26 with SymPy 1.14.0.