Edexcel FP3 — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP3 (Further Pure Mathematics 3)
TopicReduction Formulae

5. $$\mathrm { I } _ { \mathrm { n } } = \int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { \pi } { 2 } } \sin ^ { \mathrm { n } } x \mathrm { dx } , \mathrm { n } \geqslant 0$$
  1. Show that \(I _ { n } = \frac { n - 1 } { n } I _ { n - 2 }\), for \(n \geqslant 2\)
  2. Using the result in part (a), find the exact value of $$\int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { \pi } { 2 } } x \sin ^ { 5 } x \cos x d x$$