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Q61Section II (Mathematics)61 of 145

An isoperimetric constraint adds a constant to y"y": the extremal is a parabola

The extremal of the isoperimetric problem I(y(x))=∫14(y′)2dxI(y(x))=\displaystyle\int_1^4(y')^2dx subject to the conditions ∫14y dx=36\displaystyle\int_1^4y\,dx=36 and y(1)=3y(1)=3, y(4)=24y(4)=24 is:

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