Einstein's heat capacity equation

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Homework Statement
How can I show how Einstein's equation for the heat capacity of solids behaves in the high temperature regime?
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$$C = 3kN_A \left( \frac{h\nu}{kT} \right)^2 \left( \frac{\exp\left(\frac{h\nu}{kT}\right)}{\left( \exp\left(\frac{h\nu}{kT}\right) - 1 \right)^2} \right)$$
I tried to use Taylor expansion to see what would happen to the equation, but I kept having problems with the term (hν/kT)²

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