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Homework Statement
Evaluate the indefinite integral as a power series. What is the radius of convergence (R)?
##\int x^2ln(1+x) \, dx##
Book's answer: ##\int x^2ln(1+x) dx = C + \sum_{n=1}^\infty (-1)^n \frac {x^{n+3}} {n(n+3)}; R = 1##
Homework Equations
Geometric series
##\frac {1} {1-x} = \sum_{n=0}^\infty x^n ; |x|<1##
The Attempt at a Solution
##\frac {1} {1-x} = \sum_{n=0}^\infty x^n ; |x|<1##
-Substitute -x in for x
##\frac {1} {1+x} = \sum_{n=0}^\infty (-1)^n x^n ; |x|<1##
-Integrate
##\int \frac {1} {1+x} dx = \int \sum_{n=0}^\infty (-1)^n x^n dx ; |x|<1 \\ = ln(1+x) = C + \sum_{n=0}^\infty (-1)^n \frac {x^{n+1}}{n+1} ; |x|<1##
##\text {When x=0, C = ln(1) = 0} \\ = ln(1+x) = \sum_{n=0}^\infty (-1)^n \frac {x^{n+1}}{n+1} ; |x|<1##
-Multiply by x2
##x^2 ln(1+x) = x^2 \sum_{n=0}^\infty (-1)^n \frac {x^{n+1}} {n+1} ; |x|<1 \\ = x^2ln(1+x) = \sum_{n=0}^\infty (-1)^n \frac {x^{n+3}} {(n+1)}; |x|<1##
-Integrate
##\int x^2 ln(1+x) dx = \int \sum_{n=0}^\infty (-1)^n \frac {x^{n+3}} {n+1} dx ; |x|<1 \\ = \int x^2 ln(1+x) dx = C + \sum_{n=0}^\infty (-1)^n \frac {x^{n+4}} {(n+1)(n+4)} , R = 1##
-My answer
##C + \sum_{n=0}^\infty (-1)^n \frac {x^{n+4}} {(n+1)(n+4)} , R = 1##
I've been trying to get the same answer as the book, but even if I shifted the index to start at 1, it would be ##\sum_{n=1}^\infty (-1)^{n+1} \frac {x^{n+3}} {n(n+3)} \\ \text {or} \\ \sum_{n=1}^\infty (-1)^{n-1} \frac {x^{n+3}} {n(n+3)}##
I can't seem to find where I made a mistake. Can someone please help me? Thank you in advance.
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