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Boundary Values & Fourier Series · Challenge problem

The sine series of x(π−x)x(\pi - x) on [0,π][0,\pi] is 8π∑n oddsin⁡nxn3\dfrac8\pi\sum_{n\ \mathrm{odd}}\dfrac{\sin nx}{n^3}. Use Parseval's identity for sine series, 2π∫0πf2 dx=∑bn2\dfrac2\pi\displaystyle\int_0^\pi f^2\,dx = \sum b_n^2, to find ∑k=0∞1(2k+1)6\displaystyle\sum_{k=0}^{\infty}\dfrac{1}{(2k+1)^6}.