Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 8: Techniques of Integration - Section 8.8 - Improper Integrals - Exercises 8.8 - Page 501: 24

Answer

$$0$$

Work Step by Step

\begin{align*} \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} 2 x e^{-x^{2}} d x&=\int_{-\infty}^{0} 2 x e^{-x^{2}} d x+\int_{0}^{\infty} 2 x e^{-x^{2}} d x\\ &=\lim _{b \rightarrow-\infty}\left[-e^{-x^{2}}\right]_{b}^{0}+\lim _{c \rightarrow \infty}\left[-e^{-x^{2}}\right]_{0}^{c}\\ &=\lim _{b \rightarrow-\infty}\left[-1-\left(-e^{-b^{2}}\right)\right]+\lim _{c \rightarrow \infty}\left[-e^{-c^{2}}-(-1)\right]\\&=0 \end{align*}
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