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: 24

Answer

$$\sum^{\infty}_{n=0}((n+2)(n+1)a_{n+2} - n(n-1)a_n)x^n $$

Work Step by Step

1. Expand the expression: $$\sum^{\infty}_{n=2} n(n-1)a_nx^{n-2} -x^2\sum^{\infty}_{n=2} n(n-1)a_nx^{n-2} $$ $$\sum^{\infty}_{n=2} n(n-1)a_nx^{n-2} - \sum^{\infty}_{n=2} n(n-1)a_nx^{n} $$ 2. On the first one, substitute each 'n' with a 'n+2' $$\sum^{\infty}_{n+2=2}(n+2)(n+2-1)a_{n+2}x^{n+2-2} $$ $$\sum^{\infty}_{n=0}(n+2)(n+1)a_{n+2}x^{n} $$ 3. Write the second expression starting at n = 0: $$ \sum^{\infty}_{n=0} n(n-1)a_nx^{n} = (0)(0-1)a_0x^0 + (1)(1-1)a_1x^1 + \sum^{\infty}_{n=2} n(n-1)a_nx^{n}$$ $$ \sum^{\infty}_{n=0} n(n-1)a_nx^{n} = \sum^{\infty}_{n=2} n(n-1)a_nx^{n}$$ 4. Substituting: $$\sum^{\infty}_{n=0}(n+2)(n+1)a_{n+2}x^{n} - \sum^{\infty}_{n=0} n(n-1)a_nx^{n} $$ $$\sum^{\infty}_{n=0}[(n+2)(n+1)a_{n+2}x^{n} - n(n-1)a_nx^{n}] $$ $$\sum^{\infty}_{n=0}[(n+2)(n+1)a_{n+2} - n(n-1)a_n]x^n $$
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