Edexcel FP3 2013 June — Question 6

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

  1. Given that
$$I _ { n } = \int _ { 0 } ^ { 4 } x ^ { n } \sqrt { } \left( 16 - x ^ { 2 } \right) \mathrm { d } x , \quad n \geqslant 0$$
  1. prove that, for \(n \geqslant 2\), $$( n + 2 ) I _ { n } = 16 ( n - 1 ) I _ { n - 2 }$$
  2. Hence, showing each step of your working, find the exact value of \(I _ { 5 }\)