Finding the fundamental set of solutions and expressing the functions in terms of power series

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Find the fundamental set of solutions to the equation

$$xy'' + y' + y = 0$$

Express the functions in terms of power series.


I have found the general solution to be

$$a_{n+1} = \frac{-a_{n}} { (n + 1)^2}$$

However, I am having trouble finding the fundamental set of solutions. Thank you.

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$$ \frac{a_n}{a_0}=\prod_{k=0}^{n-1}{\frac{a_{k+1}}{a_k}}=(-1)^n\prod_{k=0}^{n-1}{\frac{1}{(k+1)^2}}=(-1)^n\frac{1}{(n!)^2}$$