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Boundary Values & Fourier Series · Challenge problem

Find the Fourier series of f(x)=∣sin⁡x∣f(x) = |\sin x| on [−π,π][-\pi, \pi] and apply Parseval's identity 1π∫−ππf2 dx=a022+∑n≥1(an2+bn2)\dfrac1\pi\displaystyle\int_{-\pi}^{\pi}f^2\,dx = \dfrac{a_0^2}{2} + \sum_{n\ge1}(a_n^2 + b_n^2) to find ∑m=1∞1(4m2−1)2\displaystyle\sum_{m=1}^{\infty}\dfrac{1}{(4m^2 - 1)^2}.