Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Oxford / 2015 / Prelims / Mathematics V / 4 / a / i

The Fourier cosine series on $[0,L]$ isIt is the Fourier series of the even extension to $[-L,L]$, repeated with period $2L$. The Fourier sine series isIt comes from the odd extension and its $2L$-periodic extension. These Fourier coefficient formulas follow by Fourier orthogonality, since every nonconstant sine or cosine has squared integral $L/2$ on $[0,L]$, while the constant function has squared integral $L$.