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The authors state and study the so-called E boundary value problem introduced by \textit{M. V. Keldys} [Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR 77, No. 2, 11-14 (1951; Zbl 0045.39402)] for a mixed-type equation of the following form: \[ \left[\text{sign }x\left(\frac{\partial^2}{\partial x^2} + \frac{2\alpha - 1}{x}\frac{\partial}{\partial x}\right) + \text{sign }y\left(\frac{\partial^2}{\partial y^2} + \frac{2\beta - 1}{y}\frac{\partial}{\partial y}\right)\right]u(x,y) = f(x,y), \] where \(f(x,y)\) is a given function and \(\alpha\), \(\beta\) are some constants. The equation is elliptic in the domain \(xy > 0\) and hyperbolic in the domain \(xy < 0\). Using the positive-definite symmetric matrix method, the authors prove the uniqueness of a strong solution and the existence of a weak solution to the E boundary problem.