What are the eigenvalues and eigenfunctions:
x′′ + λx = 0, x(1) = x(3), x′(1) = x′(3)
-Definey by x(z) = y((z−2)π) for 1 ≤ z ≤ 3. Show that y(−π) = y(π) andy′(−π) = y′(π)
-Substitute into the equation to get
y′′((z−2)π) + (λ/π2) y((z−2)π), for 1 ≤ z ≤ 3
-Use the change of variable t = (z − 2)π to show that the above equation has a non-zero solution if and only if either λ = k2π2 for some integer k ≥ 1 or λ = 0 and the solutions (eigenfunctions) are given by cos(kt), sin(kt) and 1 for −π ≤ t ≤ π.
-Plug back t = (z − 2)π to find the eigenfunctions and eigenvalues of original equation
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