Edexcel F3 2021 October — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF3 (Further Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2021
SessionOctober
TopicReduction Formulae

6. $$I _ { n } = \int _ { 0 } ^ { \sqrt { \frac { \pi } { 2 } } } x ^ { n } \cos \left( x ^ { 2 } \right) \mathrm { d } x \quad n \geqslant 1$$
  1. Prove that, for \(n \geqslant 5\) $$I _ { n } = \frac { 1 } { 2 } \left( \frac { \pi } { 2 } \right) ^ { \frac { n - 1 } { 2 } } - \frac { 1 } { 4 } ( n - 1 ) ( n - 3 ) I _ { n - 4 }$$
  2. Hence, determine the exact value of \(I _ { 5 }\), giving your answer in its simplest form.