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The following integral equation

\[ x(t)=\sin t+\lambda\int_{0}^{2\pi}\sin(t+s)\,x(s)\,ds \]

is :

  • A.Fredholm integral equation of second kind
  • B.Fredholm integral equation of first kind
  • C.Volterra integral equation of second kind
  • D.Volterra integral equation of first kind

Answer: A

It is a Fredholm integral equation of the second kind.

The limits of integration are fixed (0 to \(2\pi\)), which makes it Fredholm; a Volterra equation has a variable upper limit such as t. The unknown x(t) also appears outside the integral, which makes it of the second kind:

\[ x(t) = f(t) + \lambda\int_{a}^{b} K(t, s)\, x(s)\, ds \]

In an equation of the first kind the unknown appears only under the integral sign, \(f(t) = \lambda\int K(t, s)x(s)\, ds\).

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