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Homework Statement
The function f(x)=ln(10-x) is represented as a power series:
[tex]\sum^{\infty}_{n=0}a_{n}x^{n}[/tex]
Find the first few coefficients in the power series. Hint: First find the power series for the derivative of .
The Attempt at a Solution
Okay, start seems fairly straightforward:
[tex]f'(x)=\frac{1}{10-x}[/tex]
I factor out [tex]\frac{1}{10}[/tex] to arrive at:
[tex]f'(x)=\frac{1}{10}*\frac{1}{1-\frac{x}{10}}[/tex]
I then arrive at the geometric series:
[tex]\sum^{\infty}_{n=0}\frac{1}{10}*\frac{x^{n}}{10^{n}}[/tex]
Things begin to get a bit fuzzy for me from here. Next, I need to integrate WRT x to arrive at a solution for the original [tex]f(x)[/tex]. I believe this would result in:
[tex]\sum^{\infty}_{n=0}\frac{1}{10}*\frac{x^{2n}}{2(10^{n+1})}[/tex]
Am I correct to this point, and where do I go from here?