Define, for an integer n≥0,
In=∫0π/2sinnxdx
Show that for every n≥2,nIn=(n−1)In−2, and deduce that
I2n=(2nn!)2(2n)!2π and I2n+1=(2n+1)!(2nn!)2
Show that 0<In<In−1, and that
2n+12n<I2nI2n+1<1
Hence prove that
n→∞lim(2n+1)(2n)!224n+1(n!)4=π.