(1)
Im,n=m+n+1nIm,n−1
Im,n=∫01xm(1−x)ndx=[m+11xm+1(1−x)n]01−∫01m+11xm+1{−n(1−x)n−1}dx
=m+1n∫01xm(x−1+1)(1−x)n−1dx=m+1n∫01{xm(1−x)n−1−xm(1−x)n}dx
=m+1n{∫01xm(1−x)n−1dx−∫01xm(1−x)ndx}=m+1n(Im,n−1−Im,n)
(1+m+1n)Im,n=m+1nIm,n−1
m+1m+1+nIm,n=m+1nIm,n−1Im,n=m+n+1nIm,n−1
(2)
Im,n=∫01xm(1−x)ndx=[−n+11(1−x)n+1xm]01+∫01n+11(1−x)n+1mxm−1dx
=n+1m∫01(1−x)n(1−x)xm−1dx=n+1m∫01{xm−1(1−x)n−xm(1−x)n}dx=n+1m(Im−1,n−Im,n)
(1+n+1m)Im,n=n+1mIm−1,nIm,n=m+n+1mIm−1,n
m=0 n=0 のとき
I0,0=∫01x0(1−x)0dx=∫01dx=1
このとき Im,n=(m+n+1)!m!n! が成り立っている
よって(1)、(2)で求めた式から
Im,n=1×⋯×m+n+1mn=(m+n+1)!m!n! が全ての自然数 m,n で成り立つことが分かる