Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Integration Techniques - 7.8 Improper Integrals - 7.8 Exercises - Page 578: 17

Answer

$$0$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int_{ - \infty }^\infty {x{e^{ - {x^2}}}dx} \cr & {\text{definition of improper integral}} \cr & \int_{ - \infty }^\infty {x{e^{ - {x^2}}}dx} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to - \infty } \int_a^0 {x{e^{ - {x^2}}}dx} + \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \int_0^b {x{e^{ - {x^2}}}dx} \cr & {\text{evaluate the integrals}} \cr & = - \frac{1}{2}\mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to - \infty } \left. {\left( {{e^{ - {x^2}}}} \right)} \right|_a^0 - \frac{1}{2}\mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \left. {\left( {{e^{ - {x^2}}}} \right)} \right|_0^b \cr & = - \frac{1}{2}\mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to - \infty } \left( {{e^{ - {{\left( 0 \right)}^2}}} - {e^{ - {a^2}}}} \right) - \frac{1}{2}\mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \left( {{e^{ - {b^2}}} - {e^{ - {{\left( 0 \right)}^2}}}} \right) \cr & = - \frac{1}{2}\mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to - \infty } \left( {1 - {e^{ - {a^2}}}} \right) - \frac{1}{2}\mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to \infty } \left( {{e^{ - {b^2}}} - 1} \right) \cr & {\text{evaluate the limits}} \cr & = - \frac{1}{2}\left( {1 - {e^{ - {{\left( { - \infty } \right)}^2}}}} \right) - \frac{1}{2}\left( {{e^{ - {{\left( { - \infty } \right)}^2}}} - 1} \right) \cr & = - \frac{1}{2}\left( {1 - 0} \right) - \frac{1}{2}\left( {0 - 1} \right) \cr & = - \frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{2} \cr & = 0 \cr} $$
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