# Math Help - Series expansion LHS = RHS

1. ## Series expansion LHS = RHS

Hello everyone im new to this site so hope I am posting in the right place etc. Im struggling with the following question, I just really dont know how to get started, any help would be appreciated!

By considering appropriate series expansions, prove that:

ex * e(x^2)/2 * e(x^3)/3 * .... = 1 + x + x2 + .... when |x| < 1.

By expanding each individual exponential term on the left-hand side and multiplying out, show that the coeﬃcient of x19 has the form:

1/19! + 1/19 + r/s, where 19 does not divide s.

Thanks

LexiBelle

2. ## Re: Series expansion LHS = RHS

Originally Posted by LexiBelle
Hello everyone im new to this site so hope I am posting in the right place etc. Im struggling with the following question, I just really dont know how to get started, any help would be appreciated!

By considering appropriate series expansions, prove that:

ex * e(x^2)/2 * e(x^3)/3 * .... = 1 + x + x2 + .... when |x| < 1.
The right hand side is a geometric series that sums to 1/(1- x).
The exponetials on the left can be combined to give $e^{x+ x^2/2+ x^3/3+ \cdot\cdot\cdot}$ and you should recogize that exponent as the Taylor's series for ln(x) about x= 1.

By expanding each individual exponential term on the left-hand side and multiplying out, show that the coeﬃcient of x19 has the form:

1/19! + 1/19 + r/s, where 19 does not divide s.

Thanks

LexiBelle

3. ## Re: Series expansion LHS = RHS

Ok im having a couple of problems here. Isnt this slightly different to the Taylor series for ln(x) about x = 1? As that one has negative signs in and this one is all positive? I still cant seem to see where to go from here ?

Thanks

LexiBelle