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Assume that y is a solution of the differential equation

y"+(-4x-1)y’+2y=0
[infinity]
y= Σ Cnx ⁿ
n=0
If y is written as a power series

then its coefficients Cn are related by the

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Final answer:

The question is about using a power series solution to solve a differential equation and finding the relationship between the coefficients of the series. Usually, the substitution of the series into the equation followed by coefficient comparison yields a formula for the coefficients.

Step-by-step explanation:

The subject of the question concerns finding a relationship between coefficients in a power series that is the solution to a second-order differential equation of the form y" + (-4x-1)y' + 2y = 0. This is a problem typically found in a college-level Differential Equations course. The power series solution for y is given by an infinite sum ∑ Cn x^n for n = 0 to infinity, where Cn are the coefficients that must be determined.

To solve such a problem, one would typically substitute the power series into the differential equation and then equate coefficients of corresponding powers of x to solve for the Cn. Typically, this involves taking derivatives of the series, inserting those into the equation, and arranging the terms to isolate coefficients of the same power into a recursive relation. This will give us a way to generate all the Cn in terms of the initial coefficients. However, the information provided in the question is fragmented and partially irrelevant to the actual problem. In a complete solution, you would need to perform the operations described, equate terms of the same power in x, and find a general formula that relates the coefficient Cn to its predecessors (e.g., Cn-1 and Cn-2).

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