Show that \sin (x/2)+2\sin (x/4)\leq3\sqrt{3}/2 for all x \in [0,2\pi] My try PS

Maximillian Patterson

Maximillian Patterson

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2022-04-30

Show that sin(x2)+2sin(x4)332 for all x[0,2π]
My try
f(x)=sin(x2)+2sin(x4)
f(x)=12cos(x2)+12cos(x4)
f(x)=12cos(x2)+12cos(x4)
f(x)=12(cos(x2)+cos(x4))
f(x)=cos(3x4)cos(x4))
f(x)=0cos(3x4)cos(x4))=0
cos(3x4)=0  or  cos(x4)=0
3x4=π2  and so  x=2π3  or  x=2π
x4=π2  and so  x=2π
Is my work ok ? What should I do now?

Answer & Explanation

Spencer Murillo

Spencer Murillo

Beginner2022-05-01Added 9 answers

By AM-GM we obtain:
sinx2+2sinx4=2sinx4(1+cosx4)=23(33cosx4)(1+cosx4)3
23(33cosx4+3(1+cosx4)4)4=332
veceritzpzg

veceritzpzg

Beginner2022-05-02Added 16 answers

The conclusion that you should have extracted from f(x)=12cos(x2)+cos(x4) was that f(x)=cos(3x8)cos(x8) .Therefore, f(x)=0x=4π3. It turns out that f(4π3)=3316<0. Therefore, f attains its maximum when x=4π3. Besides f(4π3)=332

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