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: 25

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

1. Substitute each "m" in the first sum with a "m+2" $$\sum^{\infty}_{m=0} (m+2)(m+1)a_{m+2}x^m$$ 2. Write the second expression starting at k =0: $$x \sum^{\infty}_{k=0}ka_kx^{k-1} = x\Big[(0)a_0x^{-1} \Big] + x \sum^{\infty}_{k=1}ka_kx^{k-1} $$ $$x \sum^{\infty}_{k=0}ka_kx^{k-1} = x \sum^{\infty}_{k=1}ka_kx^{k-1} $$ 3. Write the second expression with the 'x' multiplying inside the sum: $$ \sum^{\infty}_{k=0}ka_kx^{k-1}x= \sum^{\infty}_{k=0}ka_kx^{k}$$ 4. Substitute: $$\sum^{\infty}_{m=0} (m+2)(m+1)a_{m+2}x^m + \sum^{\infty}_{k=0}ka_kx^{k}$$ $$\sum^{\infty}_{n=0} (n+2)(n+1)a_{n+2}x^n + na_nx^n$$ $$\sum^{\infty}_{n=0} ((n+2)(n+1)a_{n+2} + na_n)x^n$$
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