Concluding $g(t)=0$ almost everywhere based on an integral

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Let $g(x,y)$ be a measurable function. Suppose

$$\int_0^\infty \int_0^\infty g(x,y)h(x,y)y^n dy dx = 0$$

where $h(x,y) > 0$ for all $x,y \in [0,\infty)\times[0,\infty)$ and the above holds for all $ n > 1$.

Is it possible to conclude that $g(x,y) = 0$ everywhere on the area integrated?

This seems like a continuous version of the problem

$$\sum_{i=1}^n g(i)z^i$$

in which case you can conclude that $g(i)=0$ for $i=1,2,\dots,n$ using the fundamental theorem of algebra.

Does this hold for the above example as well? And if so, how would I go about showing this?

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Consider $g(x,y)=\frac 1 {h(x,y)}(\chi_{[0,1]}(x)-\chi_{[1,2]}(x) )e^{-y}$.

We have :

$$\int_0^\infty \int_0^\infty g(x,y)h(x,y)y^n dy dx = \int_0^1 \int_0^\infty e^{-y}y^n dy dx -\int_1^2 \int_0^\infty e^{-y}y^n dy dx =0.$$

But $g \not \equiv 0$.