One root of the equation $\cos x - x + \frac{1}{2} = 0$ lies in the interval

  • A

    $\left( {0,\frac{\pi }{2}} \right)$

  • B

    $\left( { - \frac{\pi }{2},0} \right)$

  • C

    $\left( { \frac{\pi }{2},\pi } \right)$

  • D

    $\left( {\pi ,\frac{{3\pi }}{2}} \right)$

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