Given integral
I = ∫ π / 4 π / 3 8 sin x − sin 2 x x d x I=\int_{\pi/4}^{\pi/3}\frac{8\sin x-\sin 2x}{x}\,dx I = ∫ π /4 π /3 x 8 sin x − sin 2 x d x
We need to estimate the value of I I I and identify the correct interval.
Simplify the numerator
Using sin 2 x = 2 sin x cos x \sin 2x=2\sin x\cos x sin 2 x = 2 sin x cos x ,
8 sin x − sin 2 x = 8 sin x − 2 sin x cos x = 2 sin x ( 4 − cos x ) 8\sin x-\sin 2x=8\sin x-2\sin x\cos x=2\sin x(4-\cos x) 8 sin x − sin 2 x = 8 sin x − 2 sin x cos x = 2 sin x ( 4 − cos x )
So,
I = ∫ π / 4 π / 3 2 sin x ( 4 − cos x ) x d x I=\int_{\pi/4}^{\pi/3}\frac{2\sin x(4-\cos x)}{x}\,dx I = ∫ π /4 π /3 x 2 sin x ( 4 − cos x ) d x
Estimate the integrand on the interval
For x ∈ [ π 4 , π 3 ] x\in\left[\frac{\pi}{4},\frac{\pi}{3}\right] x ∈ [ 4 π , 3 π ] :
sin x \sin x sin x is increasing, so
1 2 ≤ sin x ≤ 3 2 \frac{1}{\sqrt2}\le \sin x\le \frac{\sqrt3}{2} 2 1 ≤ sin x ≤ 2 3
cos x \cos x cos x is decreasing, so
1 2 ≤ cos x ≤ 1 2 \frac12\le \cos x\le \frac{1}{\sqrt2} 2 1 ≤ cos x ≤ 2 1
hence
4 − 1 2 ≤ 4 − cos x ≤ 7 2 4-\frac{1}{\sqrt2}\le 4-\cos x\le \frac72 4 − 2 1 ≤ 4 − cos x ≤ 2 7
Also, since 1 / x 1/x 1/ x is decreasing,
3 π ≤ 1 x ≤ 4 π \frac{3}{\pi}\le \frac1x\le \frac{4}{\pi} π 3 ≤ x 1 ≤ π 4
Thus the integrand
f ( x ) = 2 sin x ( 4 − cos x ) x f(x)=\frac{2\sin x(4-\cos x)}{x} f ( x ) = x 2 sin x ( 4 − cos x )
satisfies
f ( x ) ≥ 2 ⋅ 1 2 ( 4 − 1 2 ) x f(x)\ge \frac{2\cdot \frac1{\sqrt2}\left(4-\frac1{\sqrt2}\right)}{x} f ( x ) ≥ x 2 ⋅ 2 1 ( 4 − 2 1 )
and
f ( x ) ≤ 2 ⋅ 3 2 ⋅ 7 2 x = 7 3 2 x f(x)\le \frac{2\cdot \frac{\sqrt3}{2}\cdot \frac72}{x}=\frac{7\sqrt3}{2x} f ( x ) ≤ x 2 ⋅ 2 3 ⋅ 2 7 = 2 x 7 3
But a sharper approach is to bound the factor 8 sin x − sin 2 x 8\sin x-\sin 2x 8 sin x − sin 2 x first.
Bounds for 8 sin x − sin 2 x 8\sin x-\sin 2x 8 sin x − sin 2 x
At x = π / 4 x=\pi/4 x = π /4 ,
8 sin π 4 − sin π 2 = 8 ⋅ 1 2 − 1 = 4 2 − 1 8\sin\frac\pi4-\sin\frac\pi2=8\cdot \frac1{\sqrt2}-1=4\sqrt2-1 8 sin 4 π − sin 2 π = 8 ⋅ 2 1 − 1 = 4 2 − 1
At x = π / 3 x=\pi/3 x = π /3 ,
8 sin π 3 − sin 2 π 3 = 8 ⋅ 3 2 − 3 2 = 7 3 2 8\sin\frac\pi3-\sin\frac{2\pi}3=8\cdot \frac{\sqrt3}{2}-\frac{\sqrt3}{2}=\frac{7\sqrt3}{2} 8 sin 3 π − sin 3 2 π = 8 ⋅ 2 3 − 2 3 = 2 7 3
Now note that
d d x ( 8 sin x − sin 2 x ) = 8 cos x − 2 cos 2 x \frac{d}{dx}(8\sin x-\sin 2x)=8\cos x-2\cos 2x d x d ( 8 sin x − sin 2 x ) = 8 cos x − 2 cos 2 x
For x ∈ [ π 4 , π 3 ] x\in\left[\frac\pi4,\frac\pi3\right] x ∈ [ 4 π , 3 π ] , we have cos x > 0 \cos x>0 cos x > 0 and cos 2 x ∈ [ − 1 / 2 , 0 ] \cos 2x\in[-1/2,0] cos 2 x ∈ [ − 1/2 , 0 ] , so
8 cos x − 2 cos 2 x > 0 8\cos x-2\cos 2x>0 8 cos x − 2 cos 2 x > 0
Hence 8 sin x − sin 2 x 8\sin x-\sin 2x 8 sin x − sin 2 x is increasing on the interval. Therefore,
4 2 − 1 ≤ 8 sin x − sin 2 x ≤ 7 3 2 4\sqrt2-1\le 8\sin x-\sin 2x\le \frac{7\sqrt3}{2} 4 2 − 1 ≤ 8 sin x − sin 2 x ≤ 2 7 3
So,
( 4 2 − 1 ) ∫ π / 4 π / 3 d x x ≤ I ≤ 7 3 2 ∫ π / 4 π / 3 d x x (4\sqrt2-1)\int_{\pi/4}^{\pi/3}\frac{dx}{x}
\le I\le
\frac{7\sqrt3}{2}\int_{\pi/4}^{\pi/3}\frac{dx}{x} ( 4 2 − 1 ) ∫ π /4 π /3 x d x ≤ I ≤ 2 7 3 ∫ π /4 π /3 x d x
That is,
( 4 2 − 1 ) ln π / 3 π / 4 ≤ I ≤ 7 3 2 ln π / 3 π / 4 (4\sqrt2-1)\ln\frac{\pi/3}{\pi/4}
\le I\le
\frac{7\sqrt3}{2}\ln\frac{\pi/3}{\pi/4} ( 4 2 − 1 ) ln π /4 π /3 ≤ I ≤ 2 7 3 ln π /4 π /3
Since
ln π / 3 π / 4 = ln 4 3 \ln\frac{\pi/3}{\pi/4}=\ln\frac43 ln π /4 π /3 = ln 3 4
we get
( 4 2 − 1 ) ln 4 3 ≤ I ≤ 7 3 2 ln 4 3 (4\sqrt2-1)\ln\frac43\le I\le \frac{7\sqrt3}{2}\ln\frac43 ( 4 2 − 1 ) ln 3 4 ≤ I ≤ 2 7 3 ln 3 4
Numerically,
ln 4 3 ≈ 0.28768 \ln\frac43\approx 0.28768 ln 3 4 ≈ 0.28768
Lower bound:
( 4 2 − 1 ) ln 4 3 ≈ ( 5.6568 − 1 ) ( 0.28768 ) = 4.6568 × 0.28768 ≈ 1.339 (4\sqrt2-1)\ln\frac43\approx (5.6568-1)(0.28768)=4.6568\times 0.28768\approx 1.339 ( 4 2 − 1 ) ln 3 4 ≈ ( 5.6568 − 1 ) ( 0.28768 ) = 4.6568 × 0.28768 ≈ 1.339
Upper bound:
7 3 2 ln 4 3 ≈ 6.062 × 0.28768 ≈ 1.744 \frac{7\sqrt3}{2}\ln\frac43\approx 6.062\times 0.28768\approx 1.744 2 7 3 ln 3 4 ≈ 6.062 × 0.28768 ≈ 1.744
So,
1.339 < I < 1.744 1.339<I<1.744 1.339 < I < 1.744
Compare with the options
Let us compute the option endpoints numerically:
\quad \frac{3\pi}{4}\approx 2.356$$
\quad \frac{5\pi}{12}\approx 1.309$$
\quad \frac{\sqrt2}{3}\pi\approx 1.481$$
\quad \pi\approx 3.142$$
Our rough bounds give 1.339 < I < 1.744 1.339<I<1.744 1.339 < I < 1.744 , which already shows:
Option B is false because I > 1.309 I>1.309 I > 1.309 .
Option D is false.
To distinguish between A and C, we estimate I I I more accurately.
Numerical estimation of the integral
Take
f ( x ) = 8 sin x − sin 2 x x f(x)=\frac{8\sin x-\sin 2x}{x} f ( x ) = x 8 sin x − sin 2 x
Evaluate at three points for Simpson's rule on [ π 4 , π 3 ] \left[\frac\pi4,\frac\pi3\right] [ 4 π , 3 π ] :
a = π 4 , b = π 3 , m = a + b 2 = 7 π 24 a=\frac\pi4,\quad b=\frac\pi3,\quad m=\frac{a+b}{2}=\frac{7\pi}{24} a = 4 π , b = 3 π , m = 2 a + b = 24 7 π
Now,
f ( π 4 ) = 4 2 − 1 π / 4 = 4 ( 4 2 − 1 ) π ≈ 5.928 f\left(\frac\pi4\right)=\frac{4\sqrt2-1}{\pi/4}=\frac{4(4\sqrt2-1)}{\pi}\approx 5.928 f ( 4 π ) = π /4 4 2 − 1 = π 4 ( 4 2 − 1 ) ≈ 5.928
At x = 7 π 24 = 52.5 ∘ x=\frac{7\pi}{24}=52.5^\circ x = 24 7 π = 52. 5 ∘ ,
sin x ≈ 0.79335 , sin 2 x = sin 105 ∘ ≈ 0.96593 \sin x\approx 0.79335,\quad \sin 2x=\sin 105^\circ\approx 0.96593 sin x ≈ 0.79335 , sin 2 x = sin 10 5 ∘ ≈ 0.96593
So,
f ( m ) ≈ 8 ( 0.79335 ) − 0.96593 7 π / 24 = 5.3809 0.9163 ≈ 5.872 f(m)\approx \frac{8(0.79335)-0.96593}{7\pi/24}
=\frac{5.3809}{0.9163}\approx 5.872 f ( m ) ≈ 7 π /24 8 ( 0.79335 ) − 0.96593 = 0.9163 5.3809 ≈ 5.872
Also,
f\left(\frac\pi3\right)=\frac{\frac{7\sqrt3}{2}}{\pi/3}=rac{21\sqrt3}{2\pi}\approx 5.790
Simpson's rule gives
I ≈ b − a 6 [ f ( a ) + 4 f ( m ) + f ( b ) ] I\approx \frac{b-a}{6}\left[f(a)+4f(m)+f(b)\right] I ≈ 6 b − a [ f ( a ) + 4 f ( m ) + f ( b ) ]
Now,
b − a = π 3 − π 4 = π 12 b-a=\frac\pi3-\frac\pi4=\frac\pi{12} b − a = 3 π − 4 π = 12 π
Hence,
I ≈ π / 12 6 ( 5.928 + 4 ( 5.872 ) + 5.790 ) I\approx \frac{\pi/12}{6}\left(5.928+4(5.872)+5.790\right) I ≈ 6 π /12 ( 5.928 + 4 ( 5.872 ) + 5.790 )
= π 72 ( 5.928 + 23.488 + 5.790 ) =\frac{\pi}{72}(5.928+23.488+5.790) = 72 π ( 5.928 + 23.488 + 5.790 )
= π 72 ( 35.206 ) ≈ 1.536 =\frac{\pi}{72}(35.206)\approx 1.536 = 72 π ( 35.206 ) ≈ 1.536
Thus,
I ≈ 1.536 I\approx 1.536 I ≈ 1.536
Now compare with the intervals:
Option A: π 2 < I < 3 π 4 ⟺ 1.571 < I < 2.356 \frac\pi2<I<\frac{3\pi}{4} \iff 1.571<I<2.356 2 π < I < 4 3 π ⟺ 1.571 < I < 2.356
This is false since I ≈ 1.536 < 1.571 I\approx 1.536<1.571 I ≈ 1.536 < 1.571 .
Option C: 5 π 12 < I < 2 3 π ⟺ 1.309 < I < 1.481 \frac{5\pi}{12}<I<\frac{\sqrt2}{3}\pi \iff 1.309<I<1.481 12 5 π < I < 3 2 π ⟺ 1.309 < I < 1.481
This is also false since I ≈ 1.536 > 1.481 I\approx 1.536>1.481 I ≈ 1.536 > 1.481 .
So neither A nor C fits the actual value.
A clean analytic lower bound to confirm I > 2 3 π I>\frac{\sqrt2}{3}\pi I > 3 2 π
Since f ( x ) = 8 sin x − sin 2 x x f(x)=\dfrac{8\sin x-\sin 2x}{x} f ( x ) = x 8 sin x − sin 2 x is decreasing only slightly and stays above its minimum value on the interval,
I > ( b − a ) f ( π 3 ) I>(b-a)\,f\left(\frac\pi3\right) I > ( b − a ) f ( 3 π )
because f ( x ) > f ( π / 3 ) f(x)>f(\pi/3) f ( x ) > f ( π /3 ) for most of the interval, and numerically even the rectangle estimate gives
I > π 12 ⋅ 5.790 ≈ 1.516 I>\frac\pi{12}\cdot 5.790\approx 1.516 I > 12 π ⋅ 5.790 ≈ 1.516
Now,
2 3 π ≈ 1.481 \frac{\sqrt2}{3}\pi\approx 1.481 3 2 π ≈ 1.481
Hence,
I > 1.516 > 1.481 = 2 3 π I>1.516>1.481=\frac{\sqrt2}{3}\pi I > 1.516 > 1.481 = 3 2 π
Therefore option C cannot be correct.
Conclusion
The actual value is approximately
I ≈ 1.536 I\approx 1.536 I ≈ 1.536
This does not lie in any of the listed intervals. In particular, the stored answer C is incorrect because
I > 2 3 π . I>\frac{\sqrt2}{3}\pi. I > 3 2 π .