Exercise · ZW-EXPONENTIAL-GENERATING-FUNCTION-002 · ★★☆ Intermediate
If \(a_n=n!\), what is the exponential generating function?
Choose one option.
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- B. \(\frac{1}{1-x}\)
Explanation
The coefficients \(a_n/n!=1\) give the geometric series \(\frac{1}{1-x}\). The option with \(e^x\) corresponds to the constant sequence 1.
Review the concept: Exponential generating function
The exponential generating function of a sequence \(a_0, a_1, \ldots\) is the formal power series \(A(x)\) whose coefficient of \(x^n\) is \(a_n/n!\).
\[A(x)=\sum_{n\ge 0}\frac{a_n}{n!}x^n\]
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