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Refinements of Mitrinovi\'c-Cusa inequality

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2012-06-26 v2

Abstract

The Mitrinovi\'c-Cusa inequality states that for x\in(0,{\pi}/2) (cos x)^{1/3}<((sin x)/x)<((2+cos x)/3) hold. In this paper, we prove that (cos x)^{1/3}<(cos px)^{1/(3p^{2})}<((sin x)/x)<(cos qx)^{1/(3q^{2})}<((2+cos x)/3) hold for x\in(0,{\pi}/2) if and only if p\in[p_{1},1) and q\in(0,1/\surd5], where p_{1}=0.45346830977067.... And the function p\mapsto(cos px)^{1/(3p^{2})} is decreasing on (0,1]. Our results greatly refine the Mitrinovi\'c-Cusa inequality.

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@article{arxiv.1206.4911,
  title  = {Refinements of Mitrinovi\'c-Cusa inequality},
  author = {Zhen-Hang Yang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1206.4911},
  year   = {2012}
}

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