Wallis’ Formula

π
2
𝑚 𝑛 ⎡⎢(𝑚−1)(𝑚−3)...𝑜𝑟2 ⎤⎥⎡⎢(𝑛−1)(𝑛−3)...𝑜𝑟2 ⎤⎥
⎣ 1⎦⎣ 1⎦
∫ 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = 2 ∙∝
0 (𝑚+𝑛)(𝑚+𝑛−2)...𝑜𝑟 1

Note:
1. sine and/or cosine must be present
2. x must be a single valued angle
3. m and n are integers ≥ 0
π
4. ∝ = 2
, if m and n are both even and ∝=1, if otherwise
5. Lower limit is 0 and upper limit is

Examples:

π
2
4 4
1. ∫ 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 𝑑𝑥
0

[(4−3)][(4−3)] π
= (4+4)(4+4−2)(4+4−4)(4+4−6)
(2)

(3∙1)(3∙1) π
= 8∙6∙4∙2
∙ 2

3π
= 256
Answer

π
2
5 7
2. ∫ 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 𝑑𝑥
0

[(5−1)][(5−3)][(7−1)][(7−3)][(7−5)]
= (5+7)(5+7−2)(5+7−4)(5+7−6)(5+7−8)(5+7−10)
(1)

(4∙2)(6∙4∙2)
= 12∙10∙8∙6∙4∙2
∙1

1
= 120
Answer
 π
2
6
3. ∫ 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 𝑑𝑥
0

5∙3∙1 π
= 6∙4∙2
∙ 2

5π
= 32
Answer