For all , let . Suppose that , evaluate to 3 decimal places the value of .
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l n = ∫ 0 1 x 3 + 1 x n d x
Let us write l n as folllows:
l n = ∫ 0 1 x n − 2 x 3 + 1 x 2 d x
Now using integration by parts:
l n = x n − 2 × 3 2 x 3 + 1 ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ 0 1 − ∫ 0 1 ( n − 2 ) x n − 3 × 3 2 x 3 + 1 d x
∴ l n = 3 2 2 − 3 2 ( n − 2 ) ∫ 0 1 x 3 + 1 x n − 3 ( x 3 + 1 ) d x
∴ l n = 3 2 2 − 3 2 ( n − 2 ) ∫ 0 1 x 3 + 1 x n − 3 + x n d x
∴ l n = 3 2 2 − 3 2 ( n − 2 ) ( l n − 3 + l n )
Rearranging, we obtain:
( 2 n − 1 ) l n + 2 ( n − 2 ) l n − 3 = 2 2
Hence ( 2 m − 1 ) l m + 2 ( m − 2 ) l m − 3 = 2 2