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Boundary Values & Fourier Series · Superchallenge problem

Consider y′′+λy=0y'' + \lambda y = 0 on [0,1][0, 1] with the coupling conditions y(1)=2y(0)y(1) = 2y(0) and y′(1)=12y′(0)y'(1) = \dfrac12y'(0). (These make the problem self-adjoint, so all eigenvalues are real.) Find the smallest eigenvalue, rounded to four decimal places.