Solve Eigenfunctions & Eigenvalues w/Ly=-y'', Boundary Conditions

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Homework Statement


Find eigenfunctions and eigenvalues to the operator
Ly=-y''
boundary conditions are y(0)=y'(1)=0. express f(x)=x2-2x as aseries of the eigenfunctions. use this to calculate \sum\frac{1}{(2k+1)<sup>6</sup>}


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i attempted as shown in attached files but did not get the right answer can anyone help me
 

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Your results, so far, look okay to me. You need to decide on whether your index variable is going to be called n or k. Stick with just one. Also, the summation should start from n=0, not n=1.
 
There are two things I don't understand about this problem. First, when finding the nth root of a number, there should in theory be n solutions. However, the formula produces n+1 roots. Here is how. The first root is simply ##\left(r\right)^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}##. Then you multiply this first root by n additional expressions given by the formula, as you go through k=0,1,...n-1. So you end up with n+1 roots, which cannot be correct. Let me illustrate what I mean. For this...
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