Step 2: Solve the spatial part

We solve

$\displaystyle X''(x) + \lambda X(x) = 0, \quad X(0) = X(L) = 0.$ (5)

The solution is

$\displaystyle X_n(x) = \sin\Big(\frac{n \pi x}{L}\Big),
\quad \lambda_n = \Big(\frac{n\pi}{L}\Big)^2,
\quad n = 1,2,3,\dots$ (6)