Edexcel FP2 2022 June — Question 9

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2022
SessionJune
TopicReduction Formulae

9. $$I _ { n } = \int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { \pi } { 2 } } \sin ^ { n } 2 x d x$$
  1. Prove that for \(n \geqslant 2\) $$I _ { n } = \frac { n - 1 } { n } I _ { n - 2 }$$
  2. Hence determine the exact value of $$\int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { \pi } { 2 } } 64 \sin ^ { 5 } x \cos ^ { 5 } x d x$$