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: 3

Answer

$$\rho = \infty$$

Work Step by Step

1. Use the ratio test to test for convergence: $$\lim_{n \longrightarrow \infty} \Bigg| \frac{\frac{x^{2(n+1)}}{(n+1)!}}{\frac{x^{2n}}{n!}} \Bigg | = \lim_{n \longrightarrow \infty} \Bigg| \frac{x^{2}}{n + 1} \Bigg| = 0$$ - Therefore, the series converges absolutely when $0 \lt 1$, which is always true, for every x value. $$\rho = \infty$$
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