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derivating sqrt in 0 may be a problem

Can we decide whenever a function is the derivate of another function in this Language?

Our EXP functions are made in the following way:

  • Any constant $ \in \Bbb R$ is a EXP
  • $X \in \Bbb R$ is a EXP
  • $sin( g(x))$, $cos( g(x))$
  • $tan( g(x))$ are EXP, $g(x)$ is a EXP and $g(x) \neq \frac\pi 2 + k\pi, k \in \Bbb Z $
  • $sqrt( g(x))$ is a EXP, $g(x)$ is a EXP and $g(x) \gt 0$
  • $pow( f(x),g(x))$ is a EXP, $g(x),f(x)$ are EXP
  • $exp(g(x))$ is a EXP
  • $ln(f(x))$ is a EXP, $f(x) \gt 0$ is a EXP
  • $f(x)+g(x)$ is a EXP, $g(x),f(x)$ are EXP
  • $f(x)-g(x)$ is a EXP, $g(x),f(x)$ are EXP
  • $f(x)*g(x)$ is a EXP, $g(x),f(x)$ are EXP
  • $f(x)/g(x)$ is a EXP, $g(x),f(x)$ are EXP and $g(x) \neq 0$
  • $f'(g(x))$ is a EXP and $g(x)$ is a EXP (derivative)

What I want to know, is if there's an algorithm that, given $f(x) \in EXP$ can say:

  • Yes: iff there exist a $g(x)$ such that $g'(x) = f(x)$ and $g(x) \in EXP$
  • No: otherwise
  • Always halt