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Boundary Values & Fourier Series · Challenge problem

Find the Fourier series of f(x)=xsin⁡xf(x) = x\sin x on [−π,π][-\pi, \pi] and evaluate it at x=0x = 0 to find ∑n=2∞(−1)nn2−1=13−18+115−⋯\displaystyle\sum_{n=2}^{\infty}\dfrac{(-1)^n}{n^2 - 1} = \dfrac13 - \dfrac18 + \dfrac1{15} - \cdots.