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Solve the initial-value problem \( \displaystyle \dfrac{dy}{dx} = \frac{3 x}{y},\ y(0) = 4 \).

Separate the variables, putting every y on one side and every x on the other, and integrate both sides.
Use y(0) to find the constant of integration, then solve for y.
\[ \frac{d}{d x} \sqrt{3 x^{2} + 16} = \frac{3 x}{\sqrt{3 x^{2} + 16}} \]
The solution satisfies the equation.✓ Proved
\[ 4 \]
And the initial condition.

Answer \( y = \sqrt{3 x^{2} + 16} \)

The slope field of y' = 3x/y: short segments showing the slope at each point. Several solution curves follow the field; the one through (0, 4) is highlighted, y = sqrt(3x² + 16).

Lines: 1 proved, 3 not checked. The answer was also checked a second way, without looking at the solution. The reviewers disagree about how one step is explained; every verdict is in the receipt. How we verify

The full receipt

Line	Status	Checked by	Detail
1	Not checked	—	a sentence; read, not computed
2	Not checked	—	a sentence; read, not computed
3	✓ Proved	sympy 1.14.0	simplify(lhs - rhs) reduced to 0
4	Not checked	—	both sides are the same expression: the line states a value, and the working that produced it is not on the line
answer, a second way	✓ Checked independently	sympy 1.14.0 + mpmath 1.3.0	sympy.checkodesol substitutes the solution into the equation; y(0) matches

Reviewers

gpt-oss:20b: pass
qwen3.6:27b-mlx: fail (error) — The solution provides a verification of the final answer but fails to show the actual derivation steps (separation of variables, integration, and solving for the constant). It skips the core work required to solve the initial-value problem.

Every verdict on record (6)

qwen3.6:27b-mlx: fail (error) 2026-09-28 — The solution provides a verification of the final answer but fails to show the actual derivation steps (separation of variables, integration, and solving for the constant). It skips the core work required to solve the initial-value problem.
gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-28
qwen3.6:27b-mlx: fail (error) 2026-09-27 — The solution is presented as a verification of the final answer rather than a derivation. It fails to show the integration steps or the determination of the constant of integration, which are the core requirements of solving an initial-value problem.
gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-27
qwen3.6:27b-mlx: fail (error) 2026-09-26 — The solution provides a verification of the final answer but fails to show the actual derivation (separation of variables and integration). It skips the crucial step of determining the constant of integration, which is the core of solving an initial-value problem.
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 generator:structured/separable_ode, checked 2026-10-13 with SymPy 1.14.0.