15.3. Partial Fractions 637
Each term in the partial fractions expansion has a simple power series given by the
geometric sum formula:
1
1 ̨ 1 x
D 1 C ̨ 1 xC ̨ 12 x^2 C
1
1 ̨ 2 x
D 1 C ̨ 2 xC ̨ 22 x^2 C
Substituting in these series gives a power series for the generating function:
R.x/D
1
p
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