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Boundary Values & Fourier Series · Easy problem

The Fourier series of f(x)=x2f(x) = x^2 on [−1,1][-1, 1] is a02+∑n≥1(ancos⁡nπx+bnsin⁡nπx)\dfrac{a_0}{2} + \sum_{n\ge1}(a_n\cos n\pi x + b_n\sin n\pi x) with an=∫−11f(x)cos⁡(nπx) dxa_n = \displaystyle\int_{-1}^{1} f(x)\cos(n\pi x)\,dx. Find a0a_0.