Differential Equation with Delta Dirac

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This is my first question, and it was my last solution, since no article could help me solve this differential equation.

The equation is in the following form:

$$\dfrac{d^2 f(x)}{dx^2}-Af(x)+B\delta(x-C)f(x) = 0 \quad x \in [0,L]$$ where $$\delta(x-C)= \infty\quad if \quad x=C$$or$$ \delta(x-C)=0 \quad if\quad x\neq C$$

What I'm Asking is the solution of $f(x).$

Ignoring the delta results in Exponential solutions, but delta function makes it difficult to calculate $f(x)$

P.S. : Had Kronecker instead of Dirac, which was TOTALLY wrong, that's why the 1st comments are kind of "strange" now.

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Note that $\delta(x-C) \, f(x) = f(C) \, \delta(x-C)$ so the equation can be written $$f''(x) - A f(x) = -B f(C) \, \delta(x-C). \tag{1}\label{1}$$

Therefore solve $f''(x) - A f(x) = 0$ on the two intervals $[0,C)$ and $(C,L]$ and then "connect" the solutions so that $f$ is continuous but $f'$ has a step at $C$ such that $\eqref{1}$ is satisfied.

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Perhaps this is meant to be a sort of "singular potential" problem? That is, it's intended to be equivalent to something like $(\Delta-\lambda)u=\delta_c$ on an interval containing $c$? Assuming so, this equation is readily solved by Fourier transforms.