Solution

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For the Dirichlet Green's function, solve with zero endpoint values. Away from , is linear. Continuity at and the derivative jump give
For nonzero Dirichlet boundary conditions, subtract their linear interpolant. The resulting boundary value problem has solution
In the final heat equation, a steady state has zero time derivative. Here , , , . Integrating twice and imposing the endpoint values gives
Its second derivative and both boundary conditions verify the answer directly.

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