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A semilinear boundary value problem for \[ \ddot x(t)=g_1 \bigl(\dot x(t)\bigr)+g_0 \bigl(x(t)\bigr) =f(t),\quad x(0)=x(T),\;\dot x(0)=\dot x(T),\tag{1} \] is studied. Dancer found a necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of a solution to the problem (1). This condition is based on a functional that depends on the solution to the above equation with \(g_0=0\). However, that solution is not always explicitly known which makes the condition unverifiable in practical situations. Following Dancer's idea, the author gives, on the one hand, a sufficient condition, and on the other hand a necessary condition, which can be verified for any continuous function \(f\).