Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 5 - The Integral - 5.2 The Definite Integral - Exercises - Page 246: 78

Answer

$$0.277 \leq \int_{\pi / 8}^{\pi / 4} \cos x d x \leq 0.363$$

Work Step by Step

Since $\frac{d}{dx}\cos x=-\sin x<0$ on $[\pi/8,\pi/4]$, then $\cos x $ is decreasing and $$f(\pi/8)\leq \cos x\leq f(\pi/4) $$ Hence, by the comparison theorem \begin{aligned} m(b-a)& \leq \int_{a}^{b} f(x) d x \leq M(b-a)\\ 0.707\left(\frac{\pi}{4}-\frac{\pi}{8}\right) & \leq \int_{\pi / 8}^{\pi / 4} \cos x d x \leq 0.924\left(\frac{\pi}{4}-\frac{\pi}{8}\right) \\ 0.707\left(\frac{\pi}{8}\right) & \leq \int_{\pi / 8}^{\pi / 4} \cos x d x \leq 0.924\left(\frac{\pi}{8}\right) \\ 0.277 & \leq \int_{\pi / 8}^{\pi / 4} \cos x d x \leq 0.363 \end{aligned}
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