Worked solution
Recover a logarithmic series from a differential identity
Let .
(i) Show that .
(ii) Find its Maclaurin series through .
(iii) Verify it using the standard series for and .
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CJC · Discussion · Question 7
Answer
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(i) Differentiate the first-derivative relation
and , so . Differentiating gives . Rearranging proves .
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(ii) Evaluate at zero
and . The identity gives . Thus .
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(iii) Verify by composition
and . Substituting gives .
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