CAIE FP1 2013 November — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2013
SessionNovember
TopicReduction Formulae

4 It is given that $$I _ { n } = \int _ { 0 } ^ { 1 } \frac { x ^ { n } } { \sqrt { } ( 1 + 2 x ) } \mathrm { d } x$$ Show that, for \(n \geqslant 1\), $$( 2 n + 1 ) I _ { n } = \sqrt { } 3 - n I _ { n - 1 }$$ Show that $$I _ { 3 } = \frac { 2 } { 35 } ( \sqrt { } 3 + 1 )$$