How to solve the Laplace equation in a half disk with given boundary conditions?

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Homework Statement


Solve the Laplace equation: delta u = d2u/dx2+d2u/dy2
inside the half disk 0<r<R, 0<phi<pi
Temperature on the bottom side of the disk is zero, u(x,y=0)=0. Temperature on the upper side of the disk is u(r=R, theta) = u0(phi), 0<phi<pi



Homework Equations


I'm assuming the Laplace equation and the given bc conditions


The Attempt at a Solution


I attempted the solution, which I think up until this point is correct, but I've gotten stuck trying to figure out the constants.

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Thank you all for your help.
 
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I just got a email telling me I had a response, however I don't see it in the thread. Anyhow, the picture that only shows half the page of paper because that's all the work I had done on it. I got stuck at that point and wasn't sure how to go about calculating the unknown constants (if I had done everything correctly to that point).