1992 Paper 3 Q6

Year: 1992
Paper: 3
Question Number: 6

Course: UFM Additional Further Pure
Section: Reduction Formulae

Difficulty: 1700.0 Banger: 1500.0

Problem

Given that \({\displaystyle I_{n}=\int_{0}^{\pi}\frac{x\sin^{2}(nx)}{\sin^{2}x}\,\mathrm{d}x,}\) where \(n\) is a positive integer, show that \(I_{n}-I_{n-1}=J_{n},\) where \[ J_{n}=\int_{0}^{\pi}\frac{x\sin(2n-1)x}{\sin x}\,\mathrm{d}x. \] Obtain also a reduction formula for \(J_{n}.\) The curve \(C\) is given by the cartesian equation \[ y=\dfrac{x\sin^{2}(nx)}{\sin^{2}x}, \] where \(n\) is a positive integer and \(0\leqslant x\leqslant\pi.\) Show that the area under the curve \(C\) is \(\frac{1}{2}n\pi^{2}.\)

Solution

\begin{align*} I_n - I_{n-1} &= \int_0^{\pi} \frac{x \sin^2(nx)}{\sin ^2 x} \d x-\int_0^{\pi} \frac{x \sin^2((n-1)x)}{\sin ^2 x} \d x \\ &= \int_0^{\pi} \frac{x}{\sin^2 x} \left ( \sin^2 (nx) - \sin^2((n-1)x) \right) \d x \\ &= \int_0^{\pi} \frac{x}{\sin^2 x}\frac12 \left ( \cos (2(n-1)x) - \cos(2nx) \right) \d x \\ &= \int_0^{\pi} \frac{x}{\sin^2 x}\frac12 2 \sin ((2n-1)x )\sin x \d x \\ &= \int_0^{\pi} \frac{x\sin ((2n-1)x )}{\sin x}d x \\ &= J_n \\ \\ J_{n+1} - J_{n} &= \int_0^{\pi} \frac{x \left (\sin ((2n+1)x )-\sin ((2n-1)x )\right)}{\sin x} \d x \\ &= \int_0^{\pi} \frac{x \left ( 2 \cos (\frac{4n x}{2}) \sin \frac{2x}{2} \right)}{\sin x} \d x \\ &= \int_0^{\pi}2x \cos (2n x) \d x \\ &= \left [ \frac{x}{2n} \sin (2n x) \right]_0^{\pi} - \int_0^{\pi} \frac{1}{2n} \sin (2n x) \d x \\ &= \left [ \frac{1}{4n^2} \cos (2n x)\right]_0^{\pi} \\ &= 0 \\ \\ J_1 &= \int_0^\pi x \d x \\ &= \frac{\pi^2}{2} \\ \Rightarrow J_n &= \frac{\pi^2}{2} \\ \end{align*} And so \(I_n = I_1 + (n-1) \frac{\pi^2}{2}\) and \(I_1 = \frac{\pi^2}{2}\) so \(I_n = \frac12 n \pi^2\). But \(I_n\) is exactly the area under the curve described.
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Given that ${\displaystyle I_{n}=\int_{0}^{\pi}\frac{x\sin^{2}(nx)}{\sin^{2}x}\,\mathrm{d}x,}$ where $n$ is a positive integer, show that $I_{n}-I_{n-1}=J_{n},$ where 
\[
J_{n}=\int_{0}^{\pi}\frac{x\sin(2n-1)x}{\sin x}\,\mathrm{d}x.
\]
Obtain also a reduction formula for $J_{n}.$
The curve $C$ is given by the cartesian equation 
\[
y=\dfrac{x\sin^{2}(nx)}{\sin^{2}x},
\]
 where $n$ is a positive integer and $0\leqslant x\leqslant\pi.$
Show that the area under the curve $C$ is $\frac{1}{2}n\pi^{2}.$
Solution source
\begin{align*}
I_n - I_{n-1} &= \int_0^{\pi} \frac{x \sin^2(nx)}{\sin ^2 x} \d x-\int_0^{\pi} \frac{x \sin^2((n-1)x)}{\sin ^2 x} \d x \\
&= \int_0^{\pi} \frac{x}{\sin^2 x} \left ( \sin^2 (nx) - \sin^2((n-1)x) \right) \d x \\
&= \int_0^{\pi} \frac{x}{\sin^2 x}\frac12 \left ( \cos (2(n-1)x) - \cos(2nx) \right) \d x \\
&= \int_0^{\pi} \frac{x}{\sin^2 x}\frac12 2 \sin ((2n-1)x )\sin x \d x \\
&= \int_0^{\pi} \frac{x\sin ((2n-1)x )}{\sin x}d x \\
&= J_n \\
\\
J_{n+1} - J_{n} &= \int_0^{\pi} \frac{x \left (\sin ((2n+1)x )-\sin ((2n-1)x )\right)}{\sin x} \d x \\
&=  \int_0^{\pi} \frac{x \left ( 2 \cos (\frac{4n x}{2}) \sin \frac{2x}{2} \right)}{\sin x} \d x \\
&= \int_0^{\pi}2x \cos (2n x) \d x \\
&= \left [ \frac{x}{2n} \sin (2n x) \right]_0^{\pi} - \int_0^{\pi} \frac{1}{2n} \sin (2n x) \d x \\
&= \left [ \frac{1}{4n^2} \cos (2n x)\right]_0^{\pi} \\
&= 0 \\
\\
J_1 &= \int_0^\pi x \d x \\
&= \frac{\pi^2}{2} \\
\Rightarrow J_n &= \frac{\pi^2}{2} \\
\end{align*}

And so $I_n = I_1 + (n-1) \frac{\pi^2}{2}$ and $I_1 = \frac{\pi^2}{2}$ so $I_n = \frac12 n \pi^2$.

But $I_n$ is exactly the area under the curve described.