1. **State the problem:** Find the equation of the tangent line to the function $F(x) = -\cos(3x) + 4$ at the point where $x = \frac{\pi}{2}$.
2. **Recall the formula for the tangent line:**
$$y - y_1 = m(x - x_1)$$
where $m$ is the slope of the tangent line at $x_1$, and $(x_1, y_1)$ is the point of tangency.
3. **Find $y_1$ by evaluating $F\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right)$:**
$$y_1 = -\cos\left(3 \times \frac{\pi}{2}\right) + 4 = -\cos\left(\frac{3\pi}{2}\right) + 4$$
Since $\cos\left(\frac{3\pi}{2}\right) = 0$, we get
$$y_1 = -0 + 4 = 4$$
4. **Find the slope $m$ by differentiating $F(x)$:**
$$F'(x) = \frac{d}{dx} \left(-\cos(3x) + 4\right) = -(-\sin(3x)) \times 3 = 3\sin(3x)$$
5. **Evaluate the slope at $x = \frac{\pi}{2}$:**
$$m = F'\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right) = 3 \sin\left(3 \times \frac{\pi}{2}\right) = 3 \sin\left(\frac{3\pi}{2}\right)$$
Since $\sin\left(\frac{3\pi}{2}\right) = -1$, we get
$$m = 3 \times (-1) = -3$$
6. **Write the tangent line equation using the point-slope form:**
$$y - 4 = -3 \left(x - \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$$
7. **Simplify the equation:**
$$y - 4 = -3x + \frac{3\pi}{2}$$
$$y = -3x + \frac{3\pi}{2} + 4$$
**Final answer:**
$$\boxed{y = -3x + \frac{3\pi}{2} + 4}$$
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