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Elisha Kelly

Elisha Kelly

Answered question

2022-05-22

Prove that sin x + 2 x 3 x ( x + 1 ) π for all x [ 0 , π 2 ]
How did π come in the expression? This is how I tried to solve.
sin x x so sin 2 x 2 x
sin x + 2 x 3 x
Applying AM GM inequality: sin x + 2 x 2 2 x sin x
3 x 2 2 x sin x
This how far I can go.

Answer & Explanation

Mya Hurst

Mya Hurst

Beginner2022-05-23Added 13 answers

sin x + 2 x ( 2 + 2 π ) x for x [ 0 , π 2 ] , Since sin x + 2 x is a concave function
To prove ( 2 + 2 π ) x 3 x ( x + 1 ) π in the range, just verify that 3 x ( x + 1 ) π is a convex function
and the inequality holds at end points.
Alani Conner

Alani Conner

Beginner2022-05-24Added 3 answers

Just expanding first answer, over I = ( 0 , π 2 ) we have:
(1) d 2 d x 2 ( sin x + 2 x ) = sin x < 0
Hence f ( x ) = sin ( x ) + 2 x is a concave function, and since:
(2) d 2 d x 2 ( 3 π x ( x + 1 ) ) = 6 π > 0
g ( x ) = 3 π x ( x + 1 ) is a convex function. We have f ( 0 ) = g ( 0 ) = 0 and since π > 2:
(3) f ( π 2 ) = π + 1 > 3 2 + 3 π 4 = g ( π 2 )
proving that:
(4) x I , f ( x ) > ( 2 + 2 π ) x > ( 3 2 + 3 π ) x > g ( x ) .

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