Local behavior as x→0+ of y'+xy=1/x³

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Asked to find first three terms in the local behavior as x→0+of the solutions of
y′+xy=1/x^3

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I tried to use method of dominance but later realized that we can find using the series expansion. But I am not sure how to proceed. Please advise how to proceed with it.
 
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Write y as [tex]\sum a_nx^n[/tex] where n runs over all integers, both negative and positive. Then [tex]y'= \sum na_nx^{n-1}[/tex] and [tex]xy= \sum a_nx^{n+1}[/tex].

The equation becomes [tex]\sum na_nx^{n-1}+ \sum a_nx^{n+1}= x^{-3}[/tex].
In the first sum let j= n-1 so that we have [tex]\sum (j+1)a_{j+1}x^j[/tex].
In the second sum let j= n+ 1 so that we have [tex]\sum a_{j-1}x^j[/tex].

Now the equation is [tex]\sum (j+1)a_{j+1}x^j+ \sum a_{j-1}x^j= \sum ((j+1)a_{j+1}+ a_{j- 1})x^j= x^{-3}[/tex].

Since power series expansion is unique, we have the (infinite) set of equations
[tex](j+1)a_{j+1}+ a_{j-1}= 0[/tex] for all j except j= -3 and
[tex](-3+ 1)a_{-3+ 1}+ a_{-3-1}= -2a_{-2}+ a_{-4}= 1[/tex].