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Define $I_{m,n} =\\displaystyle \\int_0^{\\pi/2} \\cos^m(x) \\sin^n(x), dx$ where $m$ and $n$ are non-negative integers.

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Using the results $I_{m,n} = \\dfrac{m-1}{m+n} I_{m-2,n} =\\dfrac{n-1}{m+n} I_{m,n-2}$

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or otherwise, find the exact values of 

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$I_{\\var{E1},\\var{E2}}=\\displaystyle \\int_0^{\\pi/2} \\cos^\\var{E1}(x) \\sin^\\var{E2}(x), dx$.

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$I_{\\var{O1},\\var{O2}}=\\displaystyle \\int_0^{\\pi/2} \\cos^\\var{O1}(x) \\sin^\\var{O2}(x), dx$.

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$I_{\\var{E3},\\var{O3}}=\\displaystyle \\int_0^{\\pi/2} \\cos^\\var{E3}(x) \\sin^\\var{O3}(x), dx$

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Using the reduction formulas for products of powers or sin and cosine

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