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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge

2025

Paper 326

Suppose $Kf=\lambda f$. Differentiating the integral expression on the two sides of $y=x$ gives
$$
(Kf)''=Kf-2f,
\qquad
(Kf)'(0)=Kf(0),
\qquad
(Kf)'(1)=-Kf(1).
$$
Therefore
$$
f''=\frac{\lambda-2}{\lambda}f=-\omega^2f,
\qquad
f'(0)=f(0),
\qquad
f'(1)=-f(1).
$$
The first boundary condition makes
$$
f(x)=A\left(\cos(\omega x)+\frac1\omega\sin(\omega x)\right).
$$
Substitution into the second gives
$$
2\cos\omega+\left(\frac1\omega-\omega\right)\sin\omega=0,
$$
or
$$
\boxed{\frac{2\omega}{\omega^2-1}=\tan\omega},
\qquad
\boxed{-\omega^2=\frac{\lambda-2}{\lambda}}.
$$


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