Solution

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Because zero is an ordinary point, substitute . Matching powers gives
Even and odd coefficients evolve independently. Taking and constructs solutions
Their initial values and derivatives give , so they are linearly independent. These power series of the Chebyshev differential equation span the local solution space. A useful check is and , with at .

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