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Boundary Values & Fourier Series · Challenge problem

A string 0≤x≤π0 \le x \le \pi with fixed ends obeys utt=uxxu_{tt} = u_{xx}. It starts flat, u(x,0)=0u(x, 0) = 0, and is struck with velocity ut(x,0)=x(π−x)u_t(x, 0) = x(\pi - x). Find u ⁣(π4,π2)u\!\left(\dfrac\pi4, \dfrac\pi2\right).