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Q85Section II (Mathematics)85 of 180

Solving a boundary value problem via Euler–Lagrange

The extremal of the functional I(y(x))=∫01y˙2x3 dxI(y(x))=\int_0^1\dfrac{\dot y^2}{x^3}\,dx, when x(0)=0x(0)=0, x(1)=1x(1)=1 is: (the boundary conditions are printed with xx and yy swapped — read as y(0)=0,y(1)=1y(0)=0, y(1)=1, matching the functional's own variable)

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