Form of series solution in Differential equation

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Find the equation that doesn't have a series solution in form of $$y(x)=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}a_nx^n $$

$$ 1.\;\;\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}+\frac{\sin x}{x}y=0 \qquad 2.\;\;\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}+\frac{\cos x}{x}y=0$$ $$ 3.\;\;\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}+{\sin(x)}y=0\qquad 4.\;\;\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}+{\cos(x)}y=0$$


$y''+P(x)y'+Q(x)y=0 $

It seems $Q(x)$ in every choice is analytic to me. How should I solve it?