Zeros of a Cosine Hybrid

7/10functionsExtremacalculusMonotonicity

Problem

The function ff is of the form f(x)=kxf(x) = \dfrac{k}{x}, and the curve g(x)=f(x)cosx+bg(x) = f(x)\cos x + b has tangent line y=6πx+2y = -\dfrac{6}{\pi}x + 2 at x=π2x = \dfrac{\pi}{2}.

1. Find g(x)g(x). 2. Determine, with proof, the number of zeros of F(x)=g(x)+132πF(x) = g(x) + 1 - \dfrac{3}{2\pi} on (0,2π](0, 2\pi].

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Solution

Difficulty7/10
Topicsfunctions, Extrema, calculus, Monotonicity

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