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Old 10-25-2009, 08:29 PM
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You must use the generalized binomial series:

(2 + x)^(- 1/2) = ?[n = 0 to +?]C(- 1/2,n)2^((- 1/2) - n)(x^n) =

= (1/?2)?[n = 0 to +?]C(- 1/2,n)2^(- n)(x^n)

But:

C(- 1/2,n) = (1/n!)?[k = 0 to n - 1]((- 1/2) - n)

So:

f(x) = ?[n = 0 to +?]4?2C(- 1/2,n)2^(- n)(x^(n + 1))
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