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Frobenius & Special Functions · Superchallenge problem

Rodrigues' formula gives the Legendre polynomials as Pn(x)=12n n! dndxn(x2−1)nP_n(x) = \dfrac{1}{2^n\,n!}\,\dfrac{d^n}{dx^n}\left(x^2 - 1\right)^n. Compute ∫−11x8 P6(x) dx\displaystyle\int_{-1}^{1}x^8\,P_6(x)\,dx. Express your answer as a common fraction.