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Putnam 1941 A6

Source: Putnam 1941

February 23, 2022
Putnamgeometry

Problem Statement

If the xx-coordinate x\overline{x} of the center of mass of the area lying between the xx-axis and the curve y=f(x)y=f(x) with f(x)>0f(x)>0, and between the lines x=0x=0 and x=ax=a is given by x=g(a),\overline{x}=g(a), show that f(x)=Ag(x)(xg(x))2e1tg(t)dt,f(x)=A\cdot \frac{g'(x)}{(x-g(x))^{2}} \cdot e^{\int \frac{1}{t-g(t)} dt}, where AA is a positive constant.