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    This tutorial sheet provides 5 practice problems involving Legendre polynomials: 1) Prove identities for P2n+1(0) and P2n(0) using the generating function. 2) Establish two recurrence relations for Pn(x). 3) Prove an integral identity involving Pn(x) and P'n+1(x). 4) Express a function as a linear combination of Legendre polynomials Pn(x) for n=0,1,2,3,4. 5) Find the first three terms of the Legendre series for a piecewise defined function.

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    This tutorial sheet provides 5 practice problems involving Legendre polynomials: 1) Prove identities for P2n+1(0) and P2n(0) using the generating function. 2) Establish two recurrence relations for Pn(x). 3) Prove an integral identity involving Pn(x) and P'n+1(x). 4) Express a function as a linear combination of Legendre polynomials Pn(x) for n=0,1,2,3,4. 5) Find the first three terms of the Legendre series for a piecewise defined function.

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    This tutorial sheet provides 5 practice problems involving Legendre polynomials: 1) Prove identities for P2n+1(0) and P2n(0) using the generating function. 2) Establish two recurrence relations for Pn(x). 3) Prove an integral identity involving Pn(x) and P'n+1(x). 4) Express a function as a linear combination of Legendre polynomials Pn(x) for n=0,1,2,3,4. 5) Find the first three terms of the Legendre series for a piecewise defined function.

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    BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE PILANI

    Hyderabad Campus
    FIRST SEMESTER 2021 - 2022

    MATHEMATICS - III
    Tutorial Sheet - 8

    1. Using the generating function of the Legendre polynomials prove the following:

    1.3.5 · · · 2n − 1
    P2n+1 (0) = 0, P2n (0) = (−1)n .
    2n n!

    2. Establish the following recurrence relations for Pn (x):

    ′ ′
    (a) nPn = xPn − Pn−1 ,
    Z 1
    2n
    (b) xPn (x)Pn−1 (x)dx = .
    −1 4n2 − 1

    3. Prove that Z 1
    Pn (x)P′n+1 (x)dx = 2.
    −1

    4. Express f (x) = 3x4 +5x−2 as a linear combination of Legendre polynomials Pn (x), n = 0, 1, 2, 3


    and 4.

    5. Find the first three terms of the Legendre series of the function

     0, −1 < x < 0


    f (x) = 
     1, 0 ≤ x ≤ 1

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