ColorFunction issues. Using different colors for different values of x

Question

I am attempting to generate a plot for which the color changes for selected values of x as determined by a function. Below, is my best, unsuccessful attempt. The specific problem with this is that it worked only once for x = 3Pi/4 but not for x = Pi/4. I am stumped, please help!
Plot[
 {Cos[x], Sin[x]}, {x, 0, Pi},
 ColorFunction -> Function[
   x,
   If[Abs[Cos[x]] > Abs[Sin[x]], Red, Blue]
   ]
 ]

C. E. · Answer

You need to set ColorFunctionScaling to False, otherwise the x coordinate will be rescaled to lie between 0 and 1 before it is passed to the color function.
Plot[
 {Cos[x], Sin[x]}, {x, 0, Pi},
 ColorFunction -> Function[
   {x, y},
   If[
    Abs[Cos[x]] > Abs[Sin[x]],
    Red,
    Blue
    ]
   ],
 ColorFunctionScaling -> False
 ]

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