Find the first three terms in the expansion of (4-x)^(-1/2) in ascending powers of x.
(4-x)-1/2 = (4 (1 - x/4))-1/2 = 1/2 (1 - x/4)-1/2 = 1/2 ( 1 + x/8 + 3x2/128 + ...) = 1/2 + x/16 + 3x2/256 + ...Therefore the first three terms are 1/2 + x/16 + 3x2/256
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