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Derivative of \( \displaystyle \frac{\sqrt[3]{x}}{\sec{\left(x \right)}} \)

Problem 2.935 · hard

Differentiate \( \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{\sqrt[3]{x}}{\sec{\left(x \right)}} \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d x} \frac{\sqrt[3]{x}}{\sec{\left(x \right)}} \]
    derivative rewriteStart with the derivative of the function. Rewrite the reciprocal of sec(x) as cos(x).✓ Proved
  2. \[ = \frac{d}{d x} \sqrt[3]{x} \cos{\left(x \right)} \]
    algebraSimplify the expression.✓ Proved
  3. \[ = \sqrt[3]{x} \frac{d}{d x} \cos{\left(x \right)} + \cos{\left(x \right)} \frac{d}{d x} \sqrt[3]{x} \]
    productApply the product rule.✓ Proved
  4. \[ = \sqrt[3]{x} \frac{d}{d x} \cos{\left(x \right)} + \frac{\cos{\left(x \right)}}{3 x^{\frac{2}{3}}} \]
    powerDifferentiate the first term using the power rule.✓ Proved
  5. \[ = - \sqrt[3]{x} \sin{\left(x \right)} + \frac{\cos{\left(x \right)}}{3 x^{\frac{2}{3}}} \]
    trig algebraDifferentiate the second term. Simplify the expression.✓ Proved
  6. \[ = \frac{- 3 x \sin{\left(x \right)} + \cos{\left(x \right)}}{3 x^{\frac{2}{3}}} \]
    simplifyCombine into a single fraction.✓ Proved
Answer \( \frac{- x \sin{\left(x \right)} + \frac{\cos{\left(x \right)}}{3}}{x^{\frac{2}{3}}} \)

✓ 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
sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where sec(x) = 0
3✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
sec has poles at odd multiples of pi/2
undefined where sec(x) = 0
4✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
5✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
undefined where x = 0
6✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
undefined where x = 0
7✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
undefined where x = 0
8✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
undefined where x = 0
answer✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0final line against the stated answer: simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
undefined where x = 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 2026-09-27
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-27
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-27
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-27

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 2026-09-27 with SymPy 1.14.0.