Does $\int\limits^\pi_1\frac{\sin\left(\frac{1}{\cos x}\right)}{\sqrt{x} }dx$ converge or diverge

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This is what I have, though I'm most likely missing something:

$$\int\limits^\pi_1\frac{\sin\left(\frac{1}{\cos x}\right)}{\sqrt{x} }dx \le \int\limits_1^{\pi}\sin\left(\frac{1}{\cos x}\right)dx\le\int\limits_1^\pi dx=\pi-1$$

Therefore converges.

What about when $x=\frac{\pi}{2}\implies \cos x=0$, what to do about this?

Best Answer

On the interval $[1,\pi]$:

$$\left|\frac{\sin\left(\frac{1}{\cos x}\right)}{\sqrt{x}}\right|\le\left|\sin\left(\frac{1}{\cos x}\right)\right|\le 1$$

therefore

$$ \int\limits^\pi_1 \left| \frac{\sin\left(\frac{1}{\cos x}\right)}{\sqrt{x} }\right|\,dx\le \int\limits^\pi_1 \,dx=\pi - 1$$

so the integral converges.