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Second-Order Linear Equations · Challenge problem

Find the smallest real number λ\lambda for which the boundary value problem y′′+2y′+λy=0y'' + 2y' + \lambda y = 0, y(0)=0y(0) = 0, y(π)=0y(\pi) = 0 has a solution that is not identically zero.