OCR Further Additional Pure 2021 November — Question 7

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFurther Additional Pure (Further Additional Pure)
Year2021
SessionNovember
TopicReduction Formulae

7 Let \(\mathrm { I } _ { \mathrm { n } } = \int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } \pi } \cos ^ { \mathrm { n } } \mathrm { xdx }\) for integers \(n \geqslant 0\).
  1. Show that, for \(n \geqslant 2 , \quad \mathrm { nl } _ { \mathrm { n } } = ( \mathrm { n } - 1 ) \mathrm { I } _ { \mathrm { n } - 2 }\).
  2. Use this reduction formula to deduce the exact value of \(I _ { 8 }\).
  3. Use the results of parts (a) and (b) to determine the exact value of \(\int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } \pi } \cos ^ { 6 } x \sin ^ { 2 } x d x\).