Problem #84


It is well-known that the infinite series a(x) = 1 + x2/2! + x4/4! + ... and b(x) = x + x3/3! + x5/5! + ... satisfy the relations

a(x)2 - b(x)2 = 1,
a(x + y) = a(x)a(y) + b(x)b(y)
b(x + y) = a(x)b(y) + b(x)a(y)

[Note: a(x) = cosh(x) and b(x) = sinh(x).]

Let

u(x) = 1 + x3/3! + x6/6! + x9/9! + ...,

v(x) = x + x4/4! + x7/7! + x10/10! + ..., and

w(x) = x2/2! + x5/5! + x8/8! + x11/11! + ...



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