Solution

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Differentiate the Wronskian:
It is therefore constant. Linear dependence plainly makes it zero. Conversely, if it is zero, the two initial-data vectors and are linearly dependent. Some constants , not both zero, make and its derivative zero at zero. Uniqueness for a linear second-order equation with continuous coefficients then makes identically zero. Thus .
For the prescribed integral put . Then , , and . Differentiation under the integral, using continuity of the coefficients and forcing, gives
This proves the required inhomogeneous equation, with the sign of the forcing as printed.
For the explicit forcing take , , so and . Since , the integral is
Indeed expand and integrate and . Adding the entire homogeneous solution gives
Finally multiply the other equation by and integrate from zero to . Integration by parts gives
Thus is necessary. It is also sufficient: the solution with is , and the integral condition gives its value zero at .

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