Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems 9th Edition

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Chapter 5 - Series Solutions of Second Order Linear Equations - 5.1 Review of Power Series - Problems - Page 249: 23

Answer

$$ \sum^{\infty}_{n=0}(n + 1)a_nx^n$$

Work Step by Step

1. Write the x inside the series on the first expression: $$\sum^{\infty}_{n=1} na_nx^{n-1}x = \sum^{\infty}_{n=1} na_nx^{n}$$ 2. Find the term where n = 0 for that expression: $$(0)a_0x^{-1} = 0$$ Therefore: $$ \sum^{\infty}_{n=0} na_nx^{n} = 0 + \sum^{\infty}_{n=1} na_nx^{n}$$ $$ \sum^{\infty}_{n=0} na_nx^{n} = \sum^{\infty}_{n=1} na_nx^{n}$$ 3. Now that both expressions start at the same integer (0), we can write them as one series: $$\sum^{\infty}_{n=0}(na_nx^n + a_nx^n) = \sum^{\infty}_{n=0}(na_n+ a_n)x^n = \sum^{\infty}_{n=0}(n + 1)a_nx^n$$
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