If $\ln(1-x+x^2) = a_1x+a_2x^2 + \cdots \text{ then } a_3+a_6+a_9+a_{12} + \cdots = $ ?
My approach is to write $1-x+x^2 = \frac{1+x^3}{1+x}$ then expanding the respective logarithms,I got a series (of coefficient) which is nothing but $\frac{2}{3}\ln 2$.But this approach took some time for me (I can't solved it during the test but after the test I solved it)... Any other quick method?