2F1(1,1;2;z)=-log(1-z)/z

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Theorem

The following formula holds: $${}_2F_1 \left( 1,1 ; 2 ; z \right) = -\dfrac{\log(1-z)}{z},$$ where ${}_2F_1$ denotes the hypergeometric 2F1 and $\log$ denotes the logarithm.

Proof

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