Trigonometric inequality bounded by lines

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The discussion centers around proving the trigonometric inequality $$16x\cos(8x)+4x\sin(8x)-2\sin(8x)<|17x|$$ within the context of damped motion in spring-mass systems as explored in Differential Equations. Participants explore various mathematical approaches to demonstrate the validity of the inequality.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Mathematical reasoning
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses difficulty in proving the inequality after algebraic manipulation.
  • Another suggests using a linear-combination identity to find the amplitude of the trigonometric expression, proposing that $$A=\sqrt{(16x)^2+(4x-2)^2}<\sqrt{(17x)^2}$$.
  • A different participant reformulates the left-hand side as a vector dot product and applies the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality, questioning how to validate the inequality $$\sqrt{(16x)^{2}+(4x-2)^2}\leq \sqrt{(17x)^{2}}$$ without knowing the range of x.
  • Another participant claims that the inequality holds true within specific intervals, providing the ranges $$\left(-\infty,\frac{2\left(-4-\sqrt{33} \right)}{17} \right)\,\cup\,\left(\frac{2\left(-4+\sqrt{33} \right)}{17},\infty \right)$$.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the validity of the inequality across all values of x, as some propose specific ranges while others question the general applicability of the derived inequalities.

Contextual Notes

Limitations include the dependence on the range of x for validating the inequalities and the assumptions made in applying the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality.

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How can it be shown that $$16x\cos(8x)+4x\sin(8x)-2\sin(8x)<|17x|?$$

This problem arises from work with damped motion in spring-mass systems in Differential Equations. I have gotten to this inequality after some algebraic manipulation, but am completely stuck here.

Here is the illustrative graph provided by Wolfram Alpha:

[1]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/oWf9E.png

Thanks!
 
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I would use a linear-combination identity to obtain the amplitude $A$ of the trigonometric expression:

$$A=\sqrt{(16x)^2+(4x-2)^2}<\sqrt{(17x)^2}$$

What do you find?
 
The LHS can be expressed as a vector dot product:

\[16xcos(8x)+4xsin(8x)-2sin(8x)=16xcos(8x)+(4x-2)sin(8x)=\\\\ \binom{16x}{4x-2}\cdot \binom{cos(8x)}{sin(8x)}=\vec{a}\cdot \vec{e}\\\\ Applying\; the \; Cauchy-Schwarz \; inequality:\\\\ \left |\binom{16x}{4x-2}\cdot \binom{cos(8x)}{sin(8x)} \right |\leq \left \| \binom{16x}{4x-2} \right \|=\sqrt{(16x)^{2}+(4x-2)^2}\leq \sqrt{(17x)^{2}}\]

My question: How do you show the validity of the last inequality, if we don´t know the range of x:

\[\sqrt{(16x)^{2}+(4x-2)^2}\leq \sqrt{(17x)^{2}}\;?\]
 
We can show that this inequality is true on:

$$\left(-\infty,\frac{2\left(-4-\sqrt{33} \right)}{17} \right)\,\cup\,\left(\frac{2\left(-4+\sqrt{33} \right)}{17},\infty \right)$$
 

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