OCR FP2 Specimen — Question 6

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
SessionSpecimen
TopicReduction Formulae

6
  1. Given that \(I _ { n } = \int _ { 0 } ^ { 1 } x ^ { n } \sqrt { } ( 1 - x ) \mathrm { d } x\), prove that, for \(n \geqslant 1\), $$( 2 n + 3 ) I _ { n } = 2 n I _ { n - 1 } .$$
  2. Hence find the exact value of \(I _ { 2 }\).