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1. The eigenvalues and eigenfunctions provided for the Sturm-Liouville problem are verified to satisfy the differential equation and boundary conditions. 2. A constant function f(x) = C can be represented as a series of eigenfunctions. The coefficients in the series are calculated using integrals of the eigenfunctions.

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Answers To Quiz 8

1. The eigenvalues and eigenfunctions provided for the Sturm-Liouville problem are verified to satisfy the differential equation and boundary conditions. 2. A constant function f(x) = C can be represented as a series of eigenfunctions. The coefficients in the series are calculated using integrals of the eigenfunctions.

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answers to quiz 8

1. (10 pts) Verify that the eigenvalues and eigenfunctions for the indicated Sturm-
Liouville problem are those listed.
y 00 + λy = 0 (0 < x < L);
y(0) = hy(L) + y 0 (L) = 0; (h > 0).
2
βn
λn = L2
, yn (x) = sin βLn x ,where βn is the nth positive root of tan x = −x/hL.
Solution: Plug the eigenfunctions and eigenvalues into the original differential
equation as well as the boundary condition we get
βn x 00 βn2 βn x
yn00 (x) + λn yn (x) = (sin ) + 2 sin
L L L
βn2 βn x βn2 βn x
= − 2 sin + 2 sin
L L L L
= 0,
and
βn 0
yn (0) = sin =0
L
βn
hyn (L) + yn0 (L) = h sin βn + cos βn .
L
Since βn satisfies
tan βn = −βn /hL
, the last equation yeilds to
hyn (L) + yn0 (L) = 0.
So the given eigenvalues and eigenfunctions indeed satisfy the above Sturm-
Liouville problem.
2. (10 pts) Represent f (x) = C (a constant) as a series of eigenfunctions of the
Sturm-Liouville problem of previous problem.
Solution: The coefficients in the desired series are give by (the following are
just computations of Calculus)
RL
C sin βn x dx
cn = R0 L 2 β Lx
0
sin Ln dx
L
−C βLn cos βLn x 0

= 1 RL
2 0
(1 − cos2 βLn x )dx
CL
βn
(1 − cos βn )
= 1 L
2
(L − 2βn
sin 2βn )
2C(1 − cos βn )
= cos2 βn
.
βn (1 + hL
)
So we get the eigenfunction series for f (x)
∞
X 2C(1 − cos βn )
f (x) = cos2 βn
sin βn x.
n=1 β n (1 + hL
)

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