Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32196-467-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32196-467-0

Chapter 11 - Series Solutions to Linear Differential Equations - 11.1 A Review of Power Series - Problems - Page 730: 1

Answer

$4$.

Work Step by Step

We need to apply ratio test for a given series. $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} |\dfrac{a_{n+1}}{a_n}|=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} |\dfrac{1/2^{2(n+1)}}{1/2^{2n}}|=\dfrac{1}{4}$ This implies that the radius of convergence of the series is $4$ and the series converges at $(-4,4)$ but diverges at endpoints.
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