finding the coefficient of $x^{14}$ in the expression: $\frac{5x^2-x^4}{(1-x)^3}$ I have a homework question which requires me to find the coefficient of $x^{14}$ in the expression: $\dfrac{5x^2-x^4}{(1-x)^3}$
I have not figured out a way to do this (I believe this is because my algebra is weak).
This is a question in a combinatorics class and has to do with Generating Functions if that is any help.
Help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jason

Worth mention is the use of partial fractions to derive differential operator representations, viz.
$$\rm\displaystyle \frac{5-x^2}{(1-x)^3}\ =\ \frac{4}{(1-x)^3}- \frac{2}{(1-x)^2} - \frac{1}{1-x}\ =\ (2\ D^2 + 2\ D - 1)\ \bigg(\frac{1}{1-x}\bigg),\quad D\ =\ \frac{d}{dx} $$
Consider a general $2\:$nd-order constant coefficient differential operator applied to $\rm\:1/(1-x)\:.$
$\rm\qquad\displaystyle \frac{2\:a\:+b+c-(b+2\:c)\ x + c\ x^2}{(1-x)^3}\ =\ (a\ D^2 + b\ D + c)\ \bigg(\!\!\frac{1}{1-x}\bigg)$
$\rm\displaystyle\phantom{\qquad \frac{2\:a\:+b+c-(b+2\:c)\ x + c\ x^2}{(1-x)^3}}\ =\ (a\ D^2 + b\ D + c)\ \sum_{k\:=\:0}^{\infty}\ x^k $
$\rm\displaystyle\phantom{\qquad \frac{2\:a\:+b+c-(b+2\:c)\ x + c\ x^2}{(1-x)^3}}\ =\ \sum_{k\:=\:0}^{\infty}\ ((k+2)\:(k+1)\:a+(k+1)\:b+c)\ x^k$
Thus $\rm\ a = 2 = b,\ c = -1\ $ yields
$$\rm \frac{5-x^2}{(1-x)^3}\: =\ \sum_{k\:=\:0}^\infty\ (2\:(k+3)\:(k+1)-1)\ x^k $$  
Hence we find that the coefficient of $\rm\:x^{12}\:$ equals $\ 2\cdot 15\cdot 13 -1\ =\ 389\:.$
