To solve the differential equation

\[
y'' - 2xy' + 4y = 0
\]

using the Frobenius method, we assume a solution of the form

\[
y(x) = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} a_n x^{n+r}
\]

where \( r \) is the indicial exponent that we need to determine, and \( a_n \) are the coefficients we want to solve for.

### Step 1: Substitute \( y(x) \), \( y'(x) \), and \( y''(x) \) into the differential equation

1. **First Derivative \( y'(x) \):**
   \[
   y'(x) = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} a_n (n+r) x^{n+r-1}
   \]

2. **Second Derivative \( y''(x) \):**
   \[
   y''(x) = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} a_n (n+r)(n+r-1) x^{n+r-2}
   \]

### Step 2: Substitute into the Differential Equation

Substituting \( y(x) \), \( y'(x) \), and \( y''(x) \) into \( y'' - 2xy' + 4y = 0 \), we get:

\[
\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} a_n (n+r)(n+r-1) x^{n+r-2} - 2x \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} a_n (n+r) x^{n+r-1} + 4 \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} a_n x^{n+r} = 0
\]

### Step 3: Simplify Each Term

Each term can be rewritten as follows:

1. **First Term** \( y'' \):
   \[
   \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} a_n (n+r)(n+r-1) x^{n+r-2}
   \]

2. **Second Term** \( -2xy' \):
   Shifting indices to match powers of \( x \):
   \[
   - \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} 2a_n (n+r) x^{n+r}
   \]

3. **Third Term** \( 4y \):
   \[
   \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} 4a_n x^{n+r}
   \]

### Step 4: Set up the Indicial Equation

The lowest power of \( x \) comes from \( x^{r-2} \) in the \( y'' \) term. Solving for \( r \) by setting the coefficient of \( x^{r-2} \) to zero gives us the indicial equation.

Would you like to proceed with setting up and solving the indicial equation, or should I proceed directly to finding the recurrence relation?

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