Writing a polynomial function in sigma notation

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I've been working on a problem and I finally found the polynomial (seen below) that describes the function $ln(1-2x^2)$. Now I have to write:

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in sigma notation but I really can't seem to get it.

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This is simply $\ln(1-y)$, where $y=2x^2$. $$\ln(1-2x^2)=-\sum_{i=1}^\infty \frac{(2x^2)^n}n=-\sum_{i=1}^\infty \frac{2^nx^{2n}}n$$