Round #563

09 May 2026, 23:14· csharp· Meta-Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct· r13-clean-hints
Complexity
band 0
ZP / UO / OBS
3 / 0 / 3
Journey weight
382
Lightshift ΔL

Prompt

Simplify the expression 3x squared times 4x cubed.

Zero-point index (what the engine surfaced)

ZPI-ZPI-0022 | 2026-05-09T23:14:15Z Simplify the expression 3x squared times 4x cubed. ZERO POINT — 3 entries (structural invariants) ● hsl(7.18, 100%, 50%) class [feature] ● hsl(0.00, 100%, 50%) public [feature] ● hsl(84.10, 100%, 50%) namespace [feature] UNOBSERVED — 0 entries (implied truths) OBSERVED — 3 entries (explicit in request) ◉ hsl(249.23, 100%, 22%) With expression [feature] ◉ hsl(264.62, 100%, 22%) is expression [feature] ◉ hsl(265.64, 100%, 22%) as expression [feature] COMPLEXITY │ 6 entries │ spread: 16° │ band: LOW

Baseline response (no ZPI)

To simplify the expression 3x squared times 4x cubed, we need to multiply the coefficients (3 and 4) and add the exponents of x (2 and 3). The simplified expression is: (3 * 4) * x^(2 + 3) = 12 * x^5 = 12x^5 So, the simplified expression is 12x^5.

Enhanced response (with ZPI)

To simplify the expression 3x squared times 4x cubed, we can use the properties of exponents. The expression can be written as: 3x^2 * 4x^3 Using the rule that states when multiplying variables with the same base, we add the exponents: 3 * 4 = 12 x^2 * x^3 = x^(2+3) = x^5 So the simplified expression is: 12x^5 Here is a simple C# function that can be used to simplify this expression: ```csharp using System; public class ExpressionSimplifier { public static string SimplifyExpression(int coefficient1, int exponent1, int coefficient2, int exponent2) { int newCoefficient = coefficient1 * coefficient2; int newExponent = exponent1 + exponent2; return $"{newCoefficient}x^{newExponent}"; } public static void Main(string[] args) { string simplifiedExpression = SimplifyExpression(3, 2, 4, 3); Console.WriteLine(simplifiedExpression); } } ``` This function takes the coefficients and exponents of the two terms as input, multiplies the coefficients and adds the exponents, and returns the simplified expression as a string. The Main function demonstrates how to use this function to simplify the given expression.

Grader chain

Each grader reads the same baseline + enhanced pair and casts an independent verdict. Disagreement is the framework's own signal — not noise to be averaged away.

V1samba/Meta-Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct
Better
V4qwen2.5-coder-3b-instruct
Better
V5openrouter/qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-2507
Better
V7qwen2.5-coder-7b-instruct
Better
V8openai/gpt-4.1
Better
V9anthropic/claude-opus-4-7
Better
V12openai/gpt-4o
Better

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