Today's calculation of Integral 253
Source: 1977 Dokkyo Medical University entrance exam
December 13, 2007
calculusintegrationinductioncalculus computations
Problem Statement
Evaluate \int_0^1 (1 \plus{} x \plus{} x^2 \plus{} \cdots \plus{} x^{n \minus{} 1})\{1 \plus{} 3x \plus{} 5x^2 \plus{} \cdots \plus{} (2n \minus{} 3)x^{n \minus{} 2} \plus{} (2n \minus{} 1)x^{n \minus{} 1}\}\ dx.