∫Calc Practice

Antiderivatives with initial conditions

Problem 3.481 · hard

Solve \( \displaystyle f''(x) = - 2 x^{2} - 4 \sin{\left(x \right)} \) with \( \displaystyle f'(0) = -1 \) and \( \displaystyle f(0) = 5 \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d x} \left(- \frac{2 x^{3}}{3} + 4 \cos{\left(x \right)}\right) = - 2 x^{2} - 4 \sin{\left(x \right)} \]
    An antiderivative of f″; f′ is this plus a constant C₁.✓ Proved
  2. \[ - \left. - \frac{2 x^{3}}{3} + 4 \cos{\left(x \right)} \right|_{\substack{ x=0 }} - 1 = -5 \]
    f′(0) = -1 fixes C₁.✓ Proved
  3. \[ \frac{d}{d x} \left(- \frac{x^{4}}{6} - 5 x + 4 \sin{\left(x \right)}\right) = - \frac{2 x^{3}}{3} + 4 \cos{\left(x \right)} - 5 \]
    Antidifferentiate f′; add a constant C₀.✓ Proved
  4. \[ 5 - \left. - 5 x + \frac{\left(-1\right) x^{4}}{6} + 4 \sin{\left(x \right)} \right|_{\substack{ x=0 }} = 5 \]
    f(0) = 5 fixes C₀.✓ Proved
  5. \[ - 5 x + \frac{\left(-1\right) x^{4}}{6} + 4 \sin{\left(x \right)} + 5 = - \frac{x^{4}}{6} - 5 x + 4 \sin{\left(x \right)} + 5 \]
    The solution.✓ Proved
Answer \( f(x) = - \frac{x^{4}}{6} - 5 x + 4 \sin{\left(x \right)} + 5 \)

✓ 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 1.14.0simplify(lhs - rhs) reduced to 0
2✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(lhs - rhs) reduced to 0
3✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(lhs - rhs) reduced to 0
4✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(lhs - rhs) reduced to 0
5✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(lhs - rhs) reduced to 0
answer, a second way✓ Checked independentlysympy 1.14.0 + mpmath 1.3.0the answer differentiated back to the given derivative, and the initial values checked

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  • gpt-oss:20b: pass
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass
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  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-07
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-07
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-07
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-07

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 2026-10-07 with SymPy 1.14.0.