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Boundary Values & Fourier Series · Hard problem

The Fourier series of x2x^2 on [−π,π][-\pi,\pi] is π23+∑n≥14(−1)nn2cos⁡nx\dfrac{\pi^2}{3} + \sum_{n\ge1}\dfrac{4(-1)^n}{n^2}\cos nx. Apply Parseval's identity 1π∫−ππf2 dx=a022+∑n≥1(an2+bn2)\dfrac1\pi\displaystyle\int_{-\pi}^{\pi} f^2\,dx = \dfrac{a_0^2}{2} + \sum_{n\ge1}(a_n^2 + b_n^2) to find ∑n=1∞1n4\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\dfrac{1}{n^4}.