Today's calculation of Integral 344
Source: 1978 Putnam A3
June 14, 2008
calculusintegrationalgebrapolynomiallogarithmscalculus computations
Problem Statement
Find the value of such that \int_0^{\infty} \frac{x^k}{2\plus{}4x\plus{}3x^2\plus{}5x^3\plus{}3x^4\plus{}4x^5\plus{}2x^6}\ dx is minimal.