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Frobenius & Special Functions · Medium problem

Laguerre's equation xy′′+(1−x)y′+2y=0xy'' + (1 - x)y' + 2y = 0 has a regular singular point at x=0x = 0 with a double indicial root r=0r = 0. The Frobenius solution y=∑k≥0akxky = \sum_{k\ge0}a_kx^k with a0=1a_0 = 1 terminates and is a polynomial. Compute y(2)y(2).