CAIE FP1 2010 November — Question 5

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2010
SessionNovember
TopicReduction Formulae

5 Let \(I _ { n } = \int _ { 0 } ^ { 1 } ( 1 - x ) ^ { n } \sin x \mathrm {~d} x\) for \(n \geqslant 0\). Show that $$I _ { n + 2 } = 1 - ( n + 1 ) ( n + 2 ) I _ { n }$$ Hence find the value of \(I _ { 6 }\), correct to 4 decimal places.