Let $D$ be the coefficient of $x^n$ in the expansion of $f$. [Not: “coefficient by $x^n$”]
Equating coefficients we see that ......
Equating the coefficient of $x^2$ in $V$ to zero, we get ......
Now equate the coefficients of $x^2$ at either end of this chain of equalities.
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