Monday, 30 September 2013

A recursive formula for a certain family of integrals

A recursive formula for a certain family of integrals

Any tips on how to do this? Sorry about the title.
Let $$I_n = \int_0^1\frac{x^{2n+1}}{\sqrt{1-x^2}}\;dx.$$ Show that $$I_n =
\frac{2n}{2n+1}I_{n-1}.$$
(Original scan of problem)

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