Edexcel F3 2014 June — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF3 (Further Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicReduction Formulae

  1. Given that
$$I _ { n } = \int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { \pi } { 4 } } \cos ^ { n } \theta \mathrm {~d} \theta , \quad n \geqslant 0$$
  1. prove that, for \(n \geqslant 2\), $$n I _ { n } = \left( \frac { 1 } { \sqrt { 2 } } \right) ^ { n } + ( n - 1 ) I _ { n - 2 }$$
  2. Hence find the exact value of \(I _ { 5 }\), showing each step of your working.