= Solution
The stated kernel is the <Brownian bridge covariance kernel>. Its eigenvalue equation is
$$
\lambda\phi(s)=\int_0^1\{\min(s,t)-st\}\phi(t)\,dt.
$$
The right-hand side vanishes at $s=0$ and $s=1$, and differentiating it twice gives
$$
\lambda\phi''(s)=-\phi(s),
\qquad
\phi(0)=\phi(1)=0.
$$
Thus the normalized eigenfunctions and eigenvalues are
$$
\phi_k(t)=\sqrt2\sin(k\pi t),
\qquad
\lambda_k=\frac1{k^2\pi^2},
\qquad k\geq1.
$$
The <Karhunen–Loève expansion> is consequently
$$
X(t)=\mu(t)+\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}\xi_k\sqrt2\sin(k\pi t)
=\mu(t)+\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}\frac{Z_k}{k\pi}\sqrt2\sin(k\pi t),
$$
with convergence in $L^2(\Omega;L^2[0,1])$, where $\mathbb EZ_k=0$ and $\mathbb E[Z_jZ_k]=\mathbf1_{\{j=k\}}$. Covariance alone does not imply that the $Z_k$ are independent or normal; they are independent standard normal variables when $X$ is Gaussian.
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