Find the solution (depending on $\lambda$) of the equation $x(t) = \lambda \int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \cos(t-s)x(s) ds $.

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The question is as follows:

Find in $C[0,\frac{\pi}{2}]$ and $L_p[0,\frac{\pi}{2}]$, for $1 \leq p \leq +\infty$, the solution (depending on $\lambda$) of the integral equation of the First kind $$x(t) = \lambda \int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \cos(t-s)x(s) ds $$.

$\textbf{Some idea:}$

As we see $\int \cos(t-s)x(s) ds$ looks like the convolution product of $k(s,t)=\cos(t-s)$ and $x(s)$. So maybe we can somehow transform this integral such that be able to use the Laplace Transform. (Because we know that $L[k \star x] = L[k]L[x]$, and it will make the job easier.) But I really do not know how to solve such equations!

Can someone give some idea on how to solve it?

Thanks!