Antiderivatives with initial conditions
Problem 3.376 · hard
Solve \( \displaystyle f''(x) = x^{3} - 4 \sin{\left(x \right)} \) with \( \displaystyle f'(1) = 6 \) and \( \displaystyle f(1) = 1 \).
- \[ \frac{d}{d x} \left(\frac{x^{4}}{4} + 4 \cos{\left(x \right)}\right) = x^{3} - 4 \sin{\left(x \right)} \]An antiderivative of f″; f′ is this plus a constant C₁.✓ Proved
- \[ 6 - \left. \frac{x^{4}}{4} + 4 \cos{\left(x \right)} \right|_{\substack{ x=1 }} = \frac{23}{4} - 4 \cos{\left(1 \right)} \]f′(1) = 6 fixes C₁.✓ Proved
- \[ \frac{d}{d x} \left(\frac{x^{5}}{20} - 4 x \cos{\left(1 \right)} + \frac{23 x}{4} + 4 \sin{\left(x \right)}\right) = \frac{x^{4}}{4} + 4 \cos{\left(x \right)} - 4 \cos{\left(1 \right)} + \frac{23}{4} \]Antidifferentiate f′; add a constant C₀.✓ Proved
- \[ 1 - \left. \frac{x^{5}}{20} - 4 x \cos{\left(1 \right)} + \frac{23 x}{4} + 4 \sin{\left(x \right)} \right|_{\substack{ x=1 }} = - \frac{24}{5} - 4 \sin{\left(1 \right)} + 4 \cos{\left(1 \right)} \]f(1) = 1 fixes C₀.✓ Proved
- \[ \frac{x^{5}}{20} - 4 x \cos{\left(1 \right)} + \frac{23 x}{4} + 4 \sin{\left(x \right)} - \frac{24}{5} - 4 \sin{\left(1 \right)} + 4 \cos{\left(1 \right)} \]The solution.✓ Proved
Answer \( f(x) = \frac{x^{5}}{20} - 4 x \cos{\left(1 \right)} + \frac{23 x}{4} + 4 \sin{\left(x \right)} - \frac{24}{5} - 4 \sin{\left(1 \right)} + 4 \cos{\left(1 \right)} \)
✓ 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 | simplify(lhs - rhs) reduced to 0 |
| 2 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(lhs - rhs) reduced to 0 |
| 3 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(lhs - rhs) reduced to 0 |
| 4 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(lhs - rhs) reduced to 0 |
| 5 | ✓ 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 | the answer differentiated back to the given derivative, and the initial values checked |
Reviewers
gpt-oss:20b: passqwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass
Every verdict on record (4)
qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-04gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-04qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-04gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-04
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/antiderivative_ivp, checked 2026-10-04 with SymPy 1.14.0.