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Homework Statement
Find the Green's function for
$$f''(x) + \cos^2 a f(x) = 0;\\
\pm f'(x) + \cos a \cot a f(x)|_{x=x_0(a)}=0$$
where ##a## is a parameter and ##x_0## is defined as
$$x_0(a) = \sec a\arcsin(\cos a)$$.
Homework Equations
Standard variation of parameters
The Attempt at a Solution
A solution to the ODE is $$f(x) = \cos(\cos a (x + x_0)) + \cot a \sin\left(\cos a (x + x_0)\right)$$
But this solution satisfies both boundaries. In this case, how do you construct the Green's function since variation of parameters fails?