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Homework Statement
Using the identity (1+2x) (1-2x+4x^2) = 1+8x^3 to expand (1-2x+4x^2)^(-0.5) in ascending powers of x as far as the term in x^3. (The answer is 1+x-x^2/2-7x^3/2+...)
Homework Equations
(1+2x)^(0.5) = 1+x-x^2/2+x^3/2+...
(1+8x^3)^(-0.5) = 1-4x^3+...
The Attempt at a Solution
By long division, I have the solution of 1-x+3x^2/2-13x^3/2+...