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Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 2 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2006 Paper 1 6 i Solution by
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Use the Frobenius method and write , , with coefficients at negative indices defined as zero. The lowest power gives the indicial equation , so or . Equating the coefficient of gives, for ,For and , the first coefficients are . For they are , multiplying . The distinct nonintegrally separated indicial roots give two independent Frobenius series. The half-power solution is a generalized power series, rather than an ordinary Taylor series at zero.
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