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Question: bug report. dsolve sometimes gives series solution without the O(x^n) term

Question:bug report. dsolve sometimes gives series solution without the O(x^n) term

nm 11353 Maple 2025
ode series differential-equations
April 28 2025
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The series to ode using 'series' option (if it exists) should always be series(...), i.e. with big O at end. but sometimes Maple forgets to add this. Here is an example

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interface(version);

`Standard Worksheet Interface, Maple 2025.0, Linux, March 24 2025 Build ID 1909157`

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Physics:-Version();

`The "Physics Updates" version in the MapleCloud is 1862 and is the same as the version installed in this computer, created 2025, April 25, 10:33 hours Pacific Time.`

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SupportTools:-Version();

`The Customer Support Updates version in the MapleCloud is 15 and is the same as the version installed in this computer, created April 27, 2025, 23:18 hours Eastern Time.`

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restart;
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ode:=diff(y(x),x)+y(x)=1+x;
IC:=y(0)=0;
sol:=dsolve([ode,IC],y(x),'series')

diff(y(x), x)+y(x) = 1+x

y(0) = 0

y(x) = x

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lprint(sol); # notice solution is not series, it should be

y(x) = x

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#above solution should be
y(x) = series(x+O(x^6),x,6)

y(x) = series(x+O(x^6),x,6)

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#this example below is correct
ode:=diff(y(x),x)+y(x)=1+x;
IC:=y(0)=1;
sol:=dsolve([ode,IC],y(x),'series')

diff(y(x), x)+y(x) = 1+x

y(0) = 1

y(x) = series(1+(1/2)*x^2-(1/6)*x^3+(1/24)*x^4-(1/120)*x^5+O(x^6),x,6)

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lprint(sol); #solution is series

y(x) = series(1+1/2*x^2-1/6*x^3+1/24*x^4-1/120*x^5+O(x^6),x,6)

 

 

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