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Boundary Values & Fourier Series · Superchallenge problem

A string on 0≤x≤20 \le x \le 2 with fixed ends is made of two pieces joined at x=1x = 1: the left piece obeys utt=uxxu_{tt} = u_{xx} and the heavier right piece obeys utt=14uxxu_{tt} = \dfrac14u_{xx}, and uu and uxu_x are continuous at the joint. Find the fundamental (lowest) angular frequency ω\omega of this string, rounded to four decimal places.