Rewriting Legendre's Equation for Orthogonality

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The discussion focuses on the orthogonality of Legendre's polynomials and the transformation of Legendre's differential equation. The original equation is represented as Legendre's Differential Equation, and the rewritten form is derived using the product rule, specifically \frac{d}{dx}((1-x^{2})y')=(1-x^{2})y'' -2xy'. The participant successfully identifies the steps to reach the rewritten equation, emphasizing the importance of applying the product rule correctly.

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Homework Statement



i was reading on orthogonality of Legenedre's polynomials
and this equation came up

http://www.hit.ac.il/ac/files/shk_b/Differential.Equations/Orthogonality_of_Legendre_polynomials_files/img39.gif

It's a rewritten form of Legendre's equation, but i can't see how to get there
can someone explain how to get there from the original equation?

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http://mathworld.wolfram.com/images/equations/LegendreDifferentialEquation/NumberedEquation1.gif

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It's quite simple:

<br /> \frac{d}{dx}((1-x^{2})y&#039;)=(1-x^{2})y&#039;&#039; -2xy&#039;<br />

From the product rule using 1-x^2 and y'
 
i can't believe i didn't see that
haha thank you once again
 

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