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please solve this double integral?

∫x=0 to infinity ∫y=0 to x e ^ (-0.5(x+y)) dydx

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  • 7 years ago
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    The idea is solving the indefinite integral first, then plug in the bound at the end of your calculation.

    ∫�� e^(-0.5(x+y)) dy dx

    = ∫∫ e^(-0.5x -0.5y) dy dx

    = ∫∫ e^(-0.5x).e^(-0.5y) dy dx

    = ∫ e^(-0.5x) (∫ e^(-0.5y) dy) dx

    ∫ e^(-0.5y) dy

    Suppose -0.5 y= p, so: -0.5 dy= dp, then:

    1/(-0.5)∫ -0.5*e^(-0.5y) dy

    = 1/(-0.5) ∫ e^p dp

    = -2 (e^p) +C

    = -2e^(-0.5y) +C

    From y=0 to x, we got:

    = -2e^(-0.5x) + 2e^(0), then:

    ∫ e^(-0.5x)*(-2e^(-0.5x)+2) dx

    = ∫ 2e^(-0.5x) -2e^(-x) dx

    The integral ∫ 2e^(-0.5 x) dx is:

    -2*(1/0.5) ∫ 0.5*e^(-0.5x) dx

    = -4(e^(-0.5x)) +C

    and the integral ∫-2e^(-x) dx is:

    = 2∫ -e^(-x) dx

    = 2*e^(-x) +C

    Substituting the value and we got:

    = ∫ 2e^(-0.5x) -2e^(-x) dx

    = -4(e^(-0.5x)) +2e^(-x) +C

    For x=0 to infinity we got:

    = -4(e^inf) -2e^inf -(-4e^(0) +2e^(0))

    = (0)-(-4+2)

    = -(-2)

    = 2

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