OCR FP2 — Question 6

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
TopicReduction Formulae

6
  1. It is given that, for non-negative integers \(n\), $$I _ { n } = \int _ { 0 } ^ { 1 } \mathrm { e } ^ { - x } x ^ { n } \mathrm {~d} x$$ Prove that, for \(n \geqslant 1\), $$I _ { n } = n I _ { n - 1 } - \mathrm { e } ^ { - 1 } .$$
  2. Evaluate \(I _ { 3 }\), giving the answer in terms of e.