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forumfann
Oct17-09, 12:52 PM
Could anyone help me evaluate the integral

\intop_{-\infty}^{\infty}\intop_{-\infty}^{\infty}|sx+ty|e^{-s^{2}/2}e^{-t^{2}/2}dsdt
, which should be a function of x and y?

By the way, this is not a homework problem.

Thanks

mathman
Oct17-09, 06:02 PM
You will have to divide the domain of integration into two parts along the line sx+ty=0 (for fixed x and y) and integrate separately. I believe the result will involve erf (integral of Gaussian).