Insubordinate Integral
How does the value of the following improper integral compare to 1? I.e., is it smaller, larger, or exactly equal to 1?
![](http://studioinfinity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/integ.png)
(This problem was proposed to Math Horizons Playground by Mehtaab Sawney of Commack High School. And for all of you $\pi$-ists out there, $\tau$ is of course just the radian measure of a full circle, i.e., $\tau=2\pi$.)
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