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Boundary Values & Fourier Series · Superchallenge problem

The eigenvalues 0<λ1<λ2<⋯0 < \lambda_1 < \lambda_2 < \cdots of y′′+λy=0y'' + \lambda y = 0, y(0)=0y(0) = 0, y′(1)+y(1)=0y'(1) + y(1) = 0 are not expressible in closed form (they satisfy tan⁡λ=−λ\tan\sqrt\lambda = -\sqrt\lambda). Nevertheless find ∑n=1∞1λn\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\dfrac{1}{\lambda_n} exactly.