If $|x|<1$, then in the expansion of $(1+2x+3x^2+4x^3+\cdots)^{1/2}$, the coefficient of $x^n$ is I tried to do it with the AGP approach but wasn't able to solve it completely because of the exponential power
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And the “AGP approach” is...? – amd Jan 23 '20 at 00:35
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Note that $1+x+x^2+x^3+...=\frac{1}{1-x}$. Then $1+2x+3x^2+...=\left(\frac{1}{1-x}\right)'=\frac{1}{(1-x)^2}$. Then $(1+2x+3x^2+...)^{1/2}=\frac{1}{1-x}=1+x+x^2+x^3+...$

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we can prove for $|x|<1,$ $$S=\sum_{r=0}^\infty rx^{r-1}=(1-x)^{-2}$$
Alternatively $$S=\sum_{r=0}\dfrac{d(x^r)}{dx}=\dfrac{d\left(\sum_{r=0}^\infty x^r\right)}{dx}$$ which is for $|x|<1,$ $$=\dfrac{d(1-x)^{-1}}{dx}=?$$

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