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I got the answer $C_0e^{-x/2}$ by doing
$$sum_{n=1}^{infty }:left(x^{n-1}right) left(2nleft(n+1right)C_{n+1}:right)+left(nC_nright) = 0$$
thus giving
$$C_{n+1}= -dfrac{C_n}{2(n+1)}.$$
This leads me to the answer $y = C_0e^{-x/2}$.



However, the answer in my textbook is $C_1e^{-x/2} + C_0$. I've found this to be true, but still couldn't figure out a method of solving the equation so that there are two constants.



Edit: what my textbook did was $$c_{n+2}= -dfrac{1}{2(n+2)}c_{n+1}.$$ , and then substitute $$c_{0}=C_0-2c_1$$ and $$c_1=dfrac{-1}{2}C_1$$ into $y=c_0 +c_1 - dfrac{1}{2*2!}c_{1} x^2. + dfrac{1}{2^2*3!}c_{1} x^3........$



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    If you substitute $y(x) = C_0 + C_1 x + C_2 x^2 + ldots$ then the equation reads $2(2C_2 + 3C_3 x + ldots) + (C_1 + 2C_2 x + ldots) = 0$. The recurssion you get only holds from $n=1$ so $C_0$ can be anything so and $C_n$ is determined by $C_1$ giving you a solution on the form $Ae^{-x/2} + B$.
    – Winther
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  • You can fix the underdetermination with regularization.
    – mathreadler
    Dec 8 at 16:11






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    Also don't omit the question in the text-body even if you have it in title.
    – mathreadler
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  • Use Picard's rule.
    – Cesareo
    Dec 8 at 16:27






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    The problem is that you translated each identity $$2nleft(n+1right)C_{n+1}+nC_n = 0$$ as $$2left(n+1right)C_{n+1}+C_n = 0$$ This holds true for every $nne0$ but not for $n=0$.
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I got the answer $C_0e^{-x/2}$ by doing
$$sum_{n=1}^{infty }:left(x^{n-1}right) left(2nleft(n+1right)C_{n+1}:right)+left(nC_nright) = 0$$
thus giving
$$C_{n+1}= -dfrac{C_n}{2(n+1)}.$$
This leads me to the answer $y = C_0e^{-x/2}$.



However, the answer in my textbook is $C_1e^{-x/2} + C_0$. I've found this to be true, but still couldn't figure out a method of solving the equation so that there are two constants.



Edit: what my textbook did was $$c_{n+2}= -dfrac{1}{2(n+2)}c_{n+1}.$$ , and then substitute $$c_{0}=C_0-2c_1$$ and $$c_1=dfrac{-1}{2}C_1$$ into $y=c_0 +c_1 - dfrac{1}{2*2!}c_{1} x^2. + dfrac{1}{2^2*3!}c_{1} x^3........$



Where did the substitutions come from?






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    If you substitute $y(x) = C_0 + C_1 x + C_2 x^2 + ldots$ then the equation reads $2(2C_2 + 3C_3 x + ldots) + (C_1 + 2C_2 x + ldots) = 0$. The recurssion you get only holds from $n=1$ so $C_0$ can be anything so and $C_n$ is determined by $C_1$ giving you a solution on the form $Ae^{-x/2} + B$.
    – Winther
    Dec 8 at 16:05












  • You can fix the underdetermination with regularization.
    – mathreadler
    Dec 8 at 16:11






  • 1




    Also don't omit the question in the text-body even if you have it in title.
    – mathreadler
    Dec 8 at 16:19










  • Use Picard's rule.
    – Cesareo
    Dec 8 at 16:27






  • 2




    The problem is that you translated each identity $$2nleft(n+1right)C_{n+1}+nC_n = 0$$ as $$2left(n+1right)C_{n+1}+C_n = 0$$ This holds true for every $nne0$ but not for $n=0$.
    – Did
    Dec 8 at 16:27
















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I got the answer $C_0e^{-x/2}$ by doing
$$sum_{n=1}^{infty }:left(x^{n-1}right) left(2nleft(n+1right)C_{n+1}:right)+left(nC_nright) = 0$$
thus giving
$$C_{n+1}= -dfrac{C_n}{2(n+1)}.$$
This leads me to the answer $y = C_0e^{-x/2}$.



However, the answer in my textbook is $C_1e^{-x/2} + C_0$. I've found this to be true, but still couldn't figure out a method of solving the equation so that there are two constants.



Edit: what my textbook did was $$c_{n+2}= -dfrac{1}{2(n+2)}c_{n+1}.$$ , and then substitute $$c_{0}=C_0-2c_1$$ and $$c_1=dfrac{-1}{2}C_1$$ into $y=c_0 +c_1 - dfrac{1}{2*2!}c_{1} x^2. + dfrac{1}{2^2*3!}c_{1} x^3........$



Where did the substitutions come from?






differential-equations power-series







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I got the answer $C_0e^{-x/2}$ by doing
$$sum_{n=1}^{infty }:left(x^{n-1}right) left(2nleft(n+1right)C_{n+1}:right)+left(nC_nright) = 0$$
thus giving
$$C_{n+1}= -dfrac{C_n}{2(n+1)}.$$
This leads me to the answer $y = C_0e^{-x/2}$.



However, the answer in my textbook is $C_1e^{-x/2} + C_0$. I've found this to be true, but still couldn't figure out a method of solving the equation so that there are two constants.



Edit: what my textbook did was $$c_{n+2}= -dfrac{1}{2(n+2)}c_{n+1}.$$ , and then substitute $$c_{0}=C_0-2c_1$$ and $$c_1=dfrac{-1}{2}C_1$$ into $y=c_0 +c_1 - dfrac{1}{2*2!}c_{1} x^2. + dfrac{1}{2^2*3!}c_{1} x^3........$



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    If you substitute $y(x) = C_0 + C_1 x + C_2 x^2 + ldots$ then the equation reads $2(2C_2 + 3C_3 x + ldots) + (C_1 + 2C_2 x + ldots) = 0$. The recurssion you get only holds from $n=1$ so $C_0$ can be anything so and $C_n$ is determined by $C_1$ giving you a solution on the form $Ae^{-x/2} + B$.
    – Winther
    Dec 8 at 16:05












  • You can fix the underdetermination with regularization.
    – mathreadler
    Dec 8 at 16:11






  • 1




    Also don't omit the question in the text-body even if you have it in title.
    – mathreadler
    Dec 8 at 16:19










  • Use Picard's rule.
    – Cesareo
    Dec 8 at 16:27






  • 2




    The problem is that you translated each identity $$2nleft(n+1right)C_{n+1}+nC_n = 0$$ as $$2left(n+1right)C_{n+1}+C_n = 0$$ This holds true for every $nne0$ but not for $n=0$.
    – Did
    Dec 8 at 16:27
















  • 3




    If you substitute $y(x) = C_0 + C_1 x + C_2 x^2 + ldots$ then the equation reads $2(2C_2 + 3C_3 x + ldots) + (C_1 + 2C_2 x + ldots) = 0$. The recurssion you get only holds from $n=1$ so $C_0$ can be anything so and $C_n$ is determined by $C_1$ giving you a solution on the form $Ae^{-x/2} + B$.
    – Winther
    Dec 8 at 16:05












  • You can fix the underdetermination with regularization.
    – mathreadler
    Dec 8 at 16:11






  • 1




    Also don't omit the question in the text-body even if you have it in title.
    – mathreadler
    Dec 8 at 16:19










  • Use Picard's rule.
    – Cesareo
    Dec 8 at 16:27






  • 2




    The problem is that you translated each identity $$2nleft(n+1right)C_{n+1}+nC_n = 0$$ as $$2left(n+1right)C_{n+1}+C_n = 0$$ This holds true for every $nne0$ but not for $n=0$.
    – Did
    Dec 8 at 16:27










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If you substitute $y(x) = C_0 + C_1 x + C_2 x^2 + ldots$ then the equation reads $2(2C_2 + 3C_3 x + ldots) + (C_1 + 2C_2 x + ldots) = 0$. The recurssion you get only holds from $n=1$ so $C_0$ can be anything so and $C_n$ is determined by $C_1$ giving you a solution on the form $Ae^{-x/2} + B$.
– Winther
Dec 8 at 16:05






If you substitute $y(x) = C_0 + C_1 x + C_2 x^2 + ldots$ then the equation reads $2(2C_2 + 3C_3 x + ldots) + (C_1 + 2C_2 x + ldots) = 0$. The recurssion you get only holds from $n=1$ so $C_0$ can be anything so and $C_n$ is determined by $C_1$ giving you a solution on the form $Ae^{-x/2} + B$.
– Winther
Dec 8 at 16:05














You can fix the underdetermination with regularization.
– mathreadler
Dec 8 at 16:11




You can fix the underdetermination with regularization.
– mathreadler
Dec 8 at 16:11




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1




Also don't omit the question in the text-body even if you have it in title.
– mathreadler
Dec 8 at 16:19




Also don't omit the question in the text-body even if you have it in title.
– mathreadler
Dec 8 at 16:19












Use Picard's rule.
– Cesareo
Dec 8 at 16:27




Use Picard's rule.
– Cesareo
Dec 8 at 16:27




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2




The problem is that you translated each identity $$2nleft(n+1right)C_{n+1}+nC_n = 0$$ as $$2left(n+1right)C_{n+1}+C_n = 0$$ This holds true for every $nne0$ but not for $n=0$.
– Did
Dec 8 at 16:27






The problem is that you translated each identity $$2nleft(n+1right)C_{n+1}+nC_n = 0$$ as $$2left(n+1right)C_{n+1}+C_n = 0$$ This holds true for every $nne0$ but not for $n=0$.
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$$ frac{mathrm{d^2}y }{mathrm{d} x^2}=-frac{1}{2} frac{mathrm{d} y}{mathrm{d} x} \
frac{mathrm{d} }{mathrm{d}x}left ( frac{mathrm{d}y }{mathrm{d} x} right ) = -frac{1}{2} frac{mathrm{d} y}{mathrm{d} x} \
ln{frac{mathrm{d}y}{mathrm{d}x}} = frac{-x}{2}+c \
frac{mathrm{d}y}{mathrm{d}x} = c_{1}e^{-frac{x}{2}}
\ y=c_{1}e^{-frac{x}{2}}+c_{2}
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$$ frac{mathrm{d^2}y }{mathrm{d} x^2}=-frac{1}{2} frac{mathrm{d} y}{mathrm{d} x} \
frac{mathrm{d} }{mathrm{d}x}left ( frac{mathrm{d}y }{mathrm{d} x} right ) = -frac{1}{2} frac{mathrm{d} y}{mathrm{d} x} \
ln{frac{mathrm{d}y}{mathrm{d}x}} = frac{-x}{2}+c \
frac{mathrm{d}y}{mathrm{d}x} = c_{1}e^{-frac{x}{2}}
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$$ frac{mathrm{d^2}y }{mathrm{d} x^2}=-frac{1}{2} frac{mathrm{d} y}{mathrm{d} x} \
frac{mathrm{d} }{mathrm{d}x}left ( frac{mathrm{d}y }{mathrm{d} x} right ) = -frac{1}{2} frac{mathrm{d} y}{mathrm{d} x} \
ln{frac{mathrm{d}y}{mathrm{d}x}} = frac{-x}{2}+c \
frac{mathrm{d}y}{mathrm{d}x} = c_{1}e^{-frac{x}{2}}
\ y=c_{1}e^{-frac{x}{2}}+c_{2}
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$$ frac{mathrm{d^2}y }{mathrm{d} x^2}=-frac{1}{2} frac{mathrm{d} y}{mathrm{d} x} \
frac{mathrm{d} }{mathrm{d}x}left ( frac{mathrm{d}y }{mathrm{d} x} right ) = -frac{1}{2} frac{mathrm{d} y}{mathrm{d} x} \
ln{frac{mathrm{d}y}{mathrm{d}x}} = frac{-x}{2}+c \
frac{mathrm{d}y}{mathrm{d}x} = c_{1}e^{-frac{x}{2}}
\ y=c_{1}e^{-frac{x}{2}}+c_{2}
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$$ frac{mathrm{d^2}y }{mathrm{d} x^2}=-frac{1}{2} frac{mathrm{d} y}{mathrm{d} x} \
frac{mathrm{d} }{mathrm{d}x}left ( frac{mathrm{d}y }{mathrm{d} x} right ) = -frac{1}{2} frac{mathrm{d} y}{mathrm{d} x} \
ln{frac{mathrm{d}y}{mathrm{d}x}} = frac{-x}{2}+c \
frac{mathrm{d}y}{mathrm{d}x} = c_{1}e^{-frac{x}{2}}
\ y=c_{1}e^{-frac{x}{2}}+c_{2}
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