Harmonious Intervals

Problem

You may use the fact that for x(0,π2)x \in \left(0, \dfrac{\pi}{2}\right),

xx36<sinx<x.x - \frac{x^3}{6} < \sin x < x.

1. Prove that sinxx>12\dfrac{\sin x}{x} > \dfrac{1}{2} for x(0,π2)x \in \left(0, \dfrac{\pi}{2}\right). 2. Let f(x)=msinxf(x) = m\sin x. If an interval [a,b][a, b] is such that when f(x)f(x) has domain [a,b][a, b] its range is also [a,b][a, b], call [a,b][a, b] a harmonious interval of f(x)f(x).

  1. For m=1m = 1, does f(x)f(x) have a harmonious interval? If so, find them all; if not, explain why.
  2. For m=2m = -2, does f(x)f(x) have a harmonious interval? If so, find them all; if not, explain why.

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Difficulty7/10
Topicsfunctions, trigonometry, Monotonicity, Estimation

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