Computation question regarding a power series solution to differential equation.

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My approach is to compute the derivative and second derivatives of J2, and then substitute them into the given differential equation to prove that J2 is indeed a power series solution. However, during computation, I found that J2 is not a power series solution. Have I done something wrong in my computation, especially when I shifted index, or was the question incorrect?

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I think that the Bessel Function of the first kind you are given is simply wrong: $$J_2(x)=\sum_{k=0}^\infty \frac {(-1)^k}{k!(\color {red}{k+2})!2^{2k+2}}x^{2k+2}$$

Where you have a factorial of $k+3$ at the denominator. The correct general formula is: $$J_n(x)=\sum_{k=0}^\infty \frac {(-1)^k}{k!({k+n})!2^{2k+n}}x^{2k+n}$$