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 731: 16

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Given: $\sum (k+1)(k+2)a_{k+1}x^{k}-\sum ka_{k-1}x^k=0\\ \sum x^n[ (k+1)(k+2)a_{k+1}-ka_{k-1}]=0$ Comparing $x^k$ on both sides: $a_{k+1}=\frac{ka_{k-1}}{(k+1)(k+2)}$ It gives: $a_3=\frac{1}{2.3}a_0\\ a_4=\frac{3}{4.5}a_2=\frac{1.3}{2.3.4.5}a_0\\ a_k=\frac{1.3.5...(2k-1)a_0}{(2k+1)!}$ and: $a_3=\frac{1}{3.4}a_1\\ a_4=\frac{4}{5.6}a_3=\frac{4}{3.4.5.6}a_1\\ a_{2k+1}=2[\frac{2.4...(2k).a_0}{(2k+2)!}]\\ =\frac{2^{k+1}k!}{(2k+2)!}$ Therefore: $f(x)=a_0\sum \frac{1.3...(2k-1).a_0}{(n+1)!}x^{2k}+a_n \sum \frac{2^{k+1}k!}{(2k+2)!}x^{2k+1}$
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