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Boundary Values & Fourier Series · Hard problem

A string 0≤x≤π0 \le x \le \pi is fixed at x=0x = 0 and free at x=πx = \pi: u(0,t)=0u(0, t) = 0, ux(π,t)=0u_x(\pi, t) = 0, with utt=uxxu_{tt} = u_{xx}. It is released from rest with shape u(x,0)=sin⁡x2+sin⁡3x2u(x, 0) = \sin\dfrac{x}{2} + \sin\dfrac{3x}{2}. At what smallest time t>0t > 0 is the whole string momentarily flat (u(x,t)=0u(x, t) = 0 for every xx)?