The discussion focuses on deriving the series expansion for the function resulting from multiplying the Maclaurin series of e^x by the polynomial (x^4 + 4x^3). The Maclaurin series for e^x is established as 1 + x + x²/2! + ... The key takeaway is that to find the coefficients a_n and b_n for the new series, one must multiply each term of the Maclaurin series by the polynomial (x^4 + 4x^3), effectively generating a new series expansion.
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The Attempt at a Solution
I know e^(x) = 1 + x + x^(2)/2! + ...
But if you multiply that by (x^(4))+4x^(3))
How do you know what bn and a is?