Question #3ded9

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Apr 1, 2017

Let f(x)=x-cos xf(x)=xcosx.

We know that ff is continuous on [0,pi/2][0,π2] since it is the difference of two continuous functions xx and cos xcosx, and

f(0)=-1<0< pi/2=f(pi/2)f(0)=1<0<π2=f(π2).

By Intermediate Value Theorem, there exists c in (0,pi/2)c(0,π2) s.t.
f(c)=c-cos(c)=0f(c)=ccos(c)=0, which means that c=cos(c)c=cos(c).

Hence, x=cos xx=cosx has a solution c in (0,pi/2)c(0,π2).