With the notation of question 18 and 19, show that the differential operator $L = -x^2 \left(\frac{d}{dx}\right) + (1-x)$ acts on $v(x)$ by $$(L \cdot v)(x) = \sum_{i=1}^{r} \frac{b_i}{1 - a_i x}.$$
With the notation of question 18 and 19, show that the differential operator $L = -x^2 \left(\frac{d}{dx}\right) + (1-x)$ acts on $v(x)$ by
$$(L \cdot v)(x) = \sum_{i=1}^{r} \frac{b_i}{1 - a_i x}.$$