Sine and Cosine are Periodic on Reals/Corollary/Cosine

Corollary to Sine and Cosine are Periodic on Reals
Let $x \in \R$.


 * $\cos x$ is strictly positive on the interval $\openint {-\dfrac \pi 2} {\dfrac \pi 2}$ and strictly negative on the interval $\openint {\dfrac \pi 2} {\dfrac {3 \pi} 2}$

Proof
From the discussion in Sine and Cosine are Periodic on Reals:


 * $\map \sin {x + \eta} = \cos x$
 * $\map \cos {x + \eta} = -\sin x$

for $\eta \in \R_{>0}$, where $\pi$ was defined as $\pi := 2 \eta$.

It follows that $\eta = \dfrac \pi 2$, thus:


 * $\map \cos {x + \pi} = -\map \sin {x + \dfrac \pi 2} = -\cos x$

From the discussion in Sine and Cosine are Periodic on Reals:


 * $\cos \eta = \map \cos {-\eta} = 0$ and $\cos x > 0$ for $-\eta < x < \eta$

It follows directly that:
 * $\forall x \in \closedint {-\dfrac \pi 2} {\dfrac \pi 2}: \cos x \ge 0$

As $\map \cos {x + \pi} = -\cos x$, we have:
 * $\forall x \in \closedint {\dfrac \pi 2} {\dfrac {3 \pi} 2}: \cos x \le 0$