Answer 2.1

Integrating the differential equation, we have
 
Compare this with equation (1.6).
Then, integrating
gives
Imposing the boundary conditions
 
results in
 
 
 
 
 
 
Therefore,
which can be shown after some manipulation to yield equation (1.8).

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