If the equation holds true for coprime positive integers and , find .
Notations :
denotes the Gamma function .
denote Catalan's constant , .
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Let us denote the integral by J
J = 2 1 ∫ 0 1 x Γ ( 2 x ) Γ ( 1 − 2 x ) d x , Since 0 < 2 x < 1 when x ∈ ( 0 , 1 ) we have By the Reflection formulae ,
J = 2 1 ∫ 0 1 2 sin ( 2 π x ) π x d x
Substitute 2 π x = t and we have J = π 2 ∫ 0 2 π s i n t t d t
We have the identity G = 2 1 ∫ 0 2 π s i n t t d t which turns the integral into,
J = π 4 G