Edexcel F3 2023 January — Question 8

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF3 (Further Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2023
SessionJanuary
TopicReduction Formulae

8. $$I _ { n } = \int \cos ^ { n } x \mathrm {~d} x \quad n \geqslant 0$$
  1. Prove that for \(n \geqslant 2\) $$I _ { n } = \frac { 1 } { n } \cos ^ { n - 1 } x \sin x + \frac { n - 1 } { n } I _ { n - 2 }$$
  2. Show that for positive even integers \(n\) $$\int _ { 0 } ^ { \overline { 2 } } \cos ^ { n } x d x = \frac { ( n - 1 ) ( n - 3 ) \ldots 5 \times 3 \times 1 } { n ( n - 2 ) ( n - 4 ) \ldots 6 \times 4 \times 2 } \times \overline { 2 }$$
  3. Hence determine the exact value of $$\int _ { 0 } ^ { \overline { 2 } } \cos ^ { 6 } x \sin ^ { 2 } x d x$$
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