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Orthogonality & Least Squares · Superchallenge problem

Among all polynomials pp of degree at most 33 with p(1)=1p(1) = 1, find the minimum value of ∫−11p(x)2 dx\displaystyle\int_{-1}^{1} p(x)^2\,dx.