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One homogeneous solution is constant

Let $λ \in R$ , and $K : [0, 1] \times [0, 1] \to R$ be a function such that every solution of the boundary value problem $(d^{2} u /$ dx $^{2}) (x) + λ u (x) = 0; ($ du/dx)(0) = u(0), (du/dx)(1) = 0 satisfies the integral equation $u (x) + λ \int_{0}^{1} K (x, t) u (t)$ dt = 0. Then

A.K(x, t) = (1 + x)(1 − t) for 0 ≤ x ≤ t ≤ 1, and (1 + t)(1 − x) for 0 ≤ t < x ≤ 1
B.K(x, t) = −1 − x for 0 ≤ x ≤ t ≤ 1, and −1 − t for 0 ≤ t < x ≤ 1✓
C. $K (x, t) = 1 - x^{2}$ for 0 ≤ x ≤ t ≤ 1, and $1 - t^{2}$ for 0 ≤ t < x ≤ 1
D.K(x, t) = (1 + x)(t − 1) for 0 ≤ x ≤ t ≤ 1, and (1 + t)(x − 1) for 0 ≤ t < x ≤ 1

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Related counterexample: Every boundary value problem has a Green's function

One homogeneous solution is constant

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