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Many special functions appear as solutions of differential equations or integrals of elementary functions. Most special functions have relationships with representation theory of Lie groups.
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Hypergeometric identities
Treating both sides as coefficients of $x^k$ in a power series with variable $x$, the left-hand side turns into a power-series product, one factor representing $\sqrt{1-x}$. We end up with a special c …