Use the taylor series for $\frac{1}{\sqrt{1-x}}$ to show that the sum from n = 0 to infinity of $\frac{1}{8^n} {2n\choose n} = \sqrt2$
I have the taylor series as the sum from n = 0 to infinity of ${-0/5\choose n}(-x)^n $ but anything after there I get stuck. Please help. Thanks.
$$\frac{(-.5)(-.5-1)\cdots[-.5-(n-1)]}{n!}(-x)^n$$
$$=(-1)^n\frac{1\cdot3\cdot5\cdots(2n-1)}{n!2^n}(-1)^n x^n$$
$$=\frac{1\cdot3\cdot5\cdots(2n-1)}{n!2^n}\frac{2\cdot4\cdot6\cdots2n}{2^nn!}x^n$$
$$=\binom{2n}n\left(\frac x4\right)^n$$
Hope one can easily recognize $x$ here