Power series product convergence

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Homework Statement
Give an example of a pair of origin-centered power series, say P(z) and Q(z), such that the disc of convergence for the product P(z)Q(z) is larger than either of the two discs of convergence for P(z) and Q(z).
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##\frac 1 {1-z} = 1+z+z^2+z^3+\cdots##
I take $$P(z)=\frac {1-z}{5-z} = \frac 1 5 -\frac 4 {25} z - \frac 4 {125} z^2 - \cdots$$ which has radius of convergence 5, and $$Q(z)=\frac {5-z} {1-z} = 5+4z+4z^2+\cdots$$ which has radius of convergence 1.
##P(z)Q(z)=1## converges everywhere.
Is this correct? If so, do you think it's a good example or rather a dirty trick, or both?
 
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I like it. It's much simpler and more convincing than any examples that I started to think of.
 
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