Edexcel FP3 Specimen — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP3 (Further Pure Mathematics 3)
SessionSpecimen
TopicReduction Formulae

6. $$I _ { n } = \int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { \pi } { 2 } } x ^ { n } \sin x \mathrm {~d} x$$
  1. Show that for \(n \geq 2\) $$I _ { n } = n \left( \frac { \pi } { 2 } \right) ^ { n - 1 } - n ( n - 1 ) I _ { n - 2 }$$
  2. Hence obtain \(I _ { 3 }\), giving your answers in terms of \(\pi\).