grandes-ecoles 2015 QII.C.2

grandes-ecoles · France · centrale-maths2__mp Integration by Substitution Substitution to Prove an Integral Identity or Equality
For $( x , y )$ in $\left( \mathbb { R } ^ { + * } \right) ^ { 2 }$, we define $\beta ( x , y ) = \int _ { 0 } ^ { 1 } t ^ { x - 1 } ( 1 - t ) ^ { y - 1 } \mathrm {~d} t$. Throughout the rest of this question we assume $x > 1$ and $y > 1$.
Show that $\beta ( x , y ) = \int _ { 0 } ^ { + \infty } \frac { u ^ { x - 1 } } { ( 1 + u ) ^ { x + y } } \mathrm {~d} u$.
One may use the change of variable $t = \frac { u } { 1 + u }$.
For $( x , y )$ in $\left( \mathbb { R } ^ { + * } \right) ^ { 2 }$, we define $\beta ( x , y ) = \int _ { 0 } ^ { 1 } t ^ { x - 1 } ( 1 - t ) ^ { y - 1 } \mathrm {~d} t$. Throughout the rest of this question we assume $x > 1$ and $y > 1$.

Show that $\beta ( x , y ) = \int _ { 0 } ^ { + \infty } \frac { u ^ { x - 1 } } { ( 1 + u ) ^ { x + y } } \mathrm {~d} u$.

One may use the change of variable $t = \frac { u } { 1 + u }$.