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Series Solutions · Superchallenge problem

The nonlinear equation y′=y+y2y' = y + y^2 with y(0)=1y(0) = 1 has a power-series solution y=∑n=0∞anxny = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} a_n x^n (its coefficients can be found one at a time from the equation). Find lim⁡n→∞an(ln⁡2)n\displaystyle\lim_{n \to \infty} a_n(\ln 2)^n.