Calculus 8th Edition

Published by Cengage
ISBN 10: 1285740629
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 4 - Integrals - Review - Exercises - Page 350: 43

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Proof

Work Step by Step

To show that :- \[\int_{0}^{1}x^2\cos x\:dx\leq \frac{1}{3}\] Let $f(x)=x^2\cos x$ on $[0,1]$ \[|f(x)|=|x^2\cos x|=|x^2||\cos x|\] We know that \[|\cos x|\leq 1\] \[\Rightarrow |f(x)|=|x^2||\cos x|\leq x^2\] \[\Rightarrow |f(x)|\leq x^2\] on $[0,1]$ We will use the result , If $F(x)\leq G(x)$ on $[a,b]$ then \[\int_{a}^{b}F(x)\:dx\leq \int_{a}^{b}G(x)\:dx\;\;\;...(1)\] By using (1) \[\Rightarrow \int_{0}^{1}|f(x)|\:dx\leq \int_{0}^{1}x^2\:dx\] \[\Rightarrow \int_{0}^{1}|f(x)|\:dx\leq \int_{0}^{1}x^2\:dx=\left[\frac{x^3}{3}\right]_{0}^{1}\] \[\Rightarrow \int_{0}^{1}|f(x)|\:dx\leq \frac{1}{3}\] Since $f(x)\leq |f(x)|$ on $[0,1]$ Using (1) with $F(x)=f(x)$ and $G(x)=|f(x)|$ \[\Rightarrow \int_{0}^{1}f(x)\:dx\leq \int_{0}^{1}|f(x)|\:dx\leq \frac{1}{3}\] \[\Rightarrow \int_{0}^{1}f(x)\:dx\leq\frac{1}{3}\] Hence proven.
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