Show that for the Legendre polynomials Pn the following holds for all n E N (n+1) Pn+1(x) − (2n +1)xP(x) +nP₂−1(x) = (2n +1)Pn(x)

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Show that for the Legendre polynomials Pn the following holds for all n € N :
(n + 1) Pn+1(x) − (2n +1)xP(x) +nPh−1(x) = (2n +1)Pn(x)
Hint: Bonnet's recursion formula
Transcribed Image Text:Show that for the Legendre polynomials Pn the following holds for all n € N : (n + 1) Pn+1(x) − (2n +1)xP(x) +nPh−1(x) = (2n +1)Pn(x) Hint: Bonnet's recursion formula
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