Show that the stationary paths of this system satisfy the Euler-Lagrange equation d²y β dx² +\w(x)y=0, y(0) = 0, (a− yλ) y(1) + ßy′(1) = 0, where X is a Lagrange multiplier. Consider the functional S[y] = ay(1)² + | " dx ẞy², y(0) = 0, with a natural boundary condition at x = 1 and subject to the constraint 1 C[y] = ry(1)² + [[" dx w(x) y² = 1, where a, ẞ and y are nonzero constants.
Show that the stationary paths of this system satisfy the Euler-Lagrange equation d²y β dx² +\w(x)y=0, y(0) = 0, (a− yλ) y(1) + ßy′(1) = 0, where X is a Lagrange multiplier. Consider the functional S[y] = ay(1)² + | " dx ẞy², y(0) = 0, with a natural boundary condition at x = 1 and subject to the constraint 1 C[y] = ry(1)² + [[" dx w(x) y² = 1, where a, ẞ and y are nonzero constants.
Calculus For The Life Sciences
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Chapter9: Multivariable Calculus
Section9.3: Maxima And Minima
Problem 20E
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