Solution

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Let . Its consecutive coefficient ratio is
The ratio test for the full terms therefore has limit : the series has absolute convergence when and its terms eventually grow in magnitude when . Thus the radius of convergence is . No boundary decision is needed to determine the radius of convergence.

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