2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/220475We consider the optimization problem of minimizing $\int_Ω|\nabla u|^{p(x)}+ λχ_{\{u>0\}} dx$ in the class of functions $W^{1,p(\cdot)}(Ω)$ with $u-ϕ_0\in W_0^{1,p(\cdot)}(Ω)$, for a given $ϕ_0\geq 0$ and bounded. $W^{1,p(\cdot)}(Ω)$ is the class of weakly differentiable functions with $\int_Ω|\nabla u|^{p(x)} dx<\infty$. We prove that every solution $u$ is locally Lipschitz continuous, that it is a solution to a free boundary problem and that the free boundary, $Ω\cap\partial\{u>0\}$, is a regular surface.35 pages, submittedAnalysis of PDEs35R35; 35B65text