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Boundary Values & Fourier Series · Challenge problem

A string 0≤x≤π0 \le x \le \pi with fixed ends starts flat and at rest, and is driven at its fundamental frequency: utt=uxx+sin⁡xcos⁡tu_{tt} = u_{xx} + \sin x\cos t, u(x,0)=ut(x,0)=0u(x, 0) = u_t(x, 0) = 0. Find u ⁣(π2,5π2)u\!\left(\dfrac\pi2, \dfrac{5\pi}{2}\right).