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Q60Section II (Mathematics)60 of 145

FF free of yy: the first integral Fy′=F_{y'}= const gives y′∝xy'\propto x

The extremal of the functional I(y(x))=∫12x3(y′)2dxI(y(x))=\displaystyle\int_1^2\frac{x^3}{(y')^2}dx subject to the conditions y(1)=0y(1)=0, y(2)=3y(2)=3 is:

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