Chapter 8: Q-18E (page 434)
Question 18: In Problems, find a power series expansion for , given the expansion for f(x).
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Get started for freeIn problems 1-6, determine the convergence set of the given power series.
In Problems 21-28, use the procedure illustrated in Problem 20 to find at least the first four nonzero terms in a power series expansion about’s x=0 of a general solution to the given differential equation.
(1+x2)y"-xy'+y=e-x
In the study of the vacuum tube, the following equation is encountered:
Find the Taylor polynomial of degree 4 approximating the solution with the initial values,.
In Problems 1-10, use a substitution y=xr to find the general solution to the given equation for x>0.
x3y"'+4x2y"+10xy'-10y=0
The equation
(1-x2)y"-2xy'+n(n+1)y=0
where nis an unspecified parameter is called Legendre’s equation. This equation appears in applications of differential equations to engineering systems in spherical coordinates.
(a) Find a power series expansion about x=0 for a solution to Legendre’s equation.
(b) Show that fora non negative integer there exists an nthdegree polynomial that is a solution to Legendre’s equation. These polynomials upto a constant multiples are called Legendre polynomials.
(c) Determine the first three Legendre polynomials (upto a constant multiple).
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