# Definite Integral from 0 to Half Pi of Even Power of Sine x/Proof 1

## Theorem

$\displaystyle \int_0^{\frac \pi 2} \sin^{2 n} x \rd x = \dfrac {\paren {2 n}!} {\paren {2^n n!}^2} \dfrac \pi 2$

## Proof

Let $I_n = \ds \int_0^{\frac \pi 2} \sin^n x \rd x$.

Then:

 $\ds I_{2 n}$ $=$ $\ds \frac {2 n - 1} {2 n} I_{2 n - 2}$ Reduction Formula for Definite Integral of Power of Sine $\ds$ $=$ $\ds \frac {\paren {2 n - 1} \paren {2 n - 3} } {2 n \paren {2 n - 2} } I_{2 n - 4}$ Reduction Formula for Definite Integral of Power of Sine again $\ds$ $=$ $\ds \frac {\paren {2 n - 1} \paren {2 n - 3} \cdots 1} {2 n \paren {2 n - 2} \cdots 2} I_0$ Reduction Formula for Definite Integral of Power of Sine until the end $\ds$ $=$ $\ds \frac {\paren {2 n - 1} \paren {2 n - 3} \cdots 1} {2 n \paren {2 n - 2} \cdots 2} \int_0^{\pi / 2} \rd x$ Definition of $I_n$ $\ds$ $=$ $\ds \frac {\paren {2 n - 1} \paren {2 n - 3} \cdots 1} {2 n \paren {2 n - 2} \cdots 2} \bigintlimits x 0 {\pi / 2}$ Integral of Constant $\ds$ $=$ $\ds \frac {\paren {2 n - 1} \paren {2 n - 3} \cdots 1} {2 n \paren {2 n - 2} \cdots 2} \frac \pi 2$ Integral of Constant $\ds$ $=$ $\ds \frac {2n \paren {2 n - 1} \paren {2 n - 2} \paren {2 n - 3} \cdots 2 \cdot 1} {\paren {2 n}^2 \paren {2 n - 2}^2 \cdots 2^2} \frac \pi 2$ multiplying top and bottom by bottom $\ds$ $=$ $\ds \frac {2n \paren {2 n - 1} \paren {2 n - 2} \paren {2 n - 3} \cdots 2 \cdot 1} {\paren {2^n}^2 n^2 \paren {n - 1}^2 \cdots 1^2} \frac \pi 2$ extracting factor of $\paren {2^n}^2$ from the bottom $\ds$ $=$ $\ds \frac {\paren {2 n}!} {\paren {2^n}^2 \paren {n!}^2} \frac \pi 2$ Definition of Factorial $\ds$ $=$ $\ds \frac {\paren {2 n}!} {\paren {2^n n!}^2} \frac \pi 2$ rearranging

$\blacksquare$