Solving ODE

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Hi,

I am using lsode to solve a simple ODE on Octave 2.1.72.
The ode is:
Solve: y''(t) + y(t) =0
such that:
y(0)=3 & y(pi/2)=3

My code for this is:

-------- file f.m ---------
function xdot = f (x, t)
  xdot = zeros (2,1);

  xdot(1) =  x(2);
  xdot(2) =  -x(1);
endfunction
---- end of f.m -----

-------- file ode.m ---------
 l = linspace (0, pi/2, 20);

y_min=[3;3];
    psi = lsode( "f", y_min, l );

plot(l,psi(:,1));
---- end of ode.m -----

I am getting correct answer with this. But lsode requires y_min which is
actually the value of x(1) and x(2) at t=0. I have the value of x(1) at t=0
and t=pi/2.(I got the value of x(2) at t=0 by solving this on Matlab and
then solved this by adding y_min=[3;3]; here). How can I use the given
boundary conditions so that I don't need the values of x(2) to solve the
problem.

Thank you
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