one root of the equation cosx- x+1/2=0 lies in the interval 0 to π/2.prove

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We have:fx=cosx-x+12Nowf0=cos0-0+12=1+12=32f0>0fπ2=cosπ2-π2+12=0+1-π2=1-π2fπ2<0As f0>0 and fπ2<0, hence there will exist atleast one root offx in x0,π2 as fx will cross X-axis when it changes from positive to negative.

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