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Second-Order Linear Equations · Superchallenge problem

For b>0b > 0 let yy solve y′′+by′+y=0y'' + by' + y = 0 with y(0)=1y(0) = 1, y′(0)=0y'(0) = 0, and let J(b)=∫0∞(y2+y′2) dtJ(b) = \displaystyle\int_0^\infty \big(y^2 + y'^2\big)\,dt. Find the minimum value of J(b)J(b) over all b>0b > 0.