Edexcel FP3 2013 June — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP3 (Further Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2013
SessionJune
TopicReduction Formulae

5. $$I _ { n } = \int _ { 1 } ^ { 5 } x ^ { n } ( 2 x - 1 ) ^ { - \frac { 1 } { 2 } } \mathrm {~d} x , \quad n \geqslant 0$$
  1. Prove that, for \(n \geqslant 1\), $$( 2 n + 1 ) I _ { n } = n I _ { n - 1 } + 3 \times 5 ^ { n } - 1$$
  2. Using the reduction formula given in part (a), find the exact value of \(I _ { 2 }\)