I am curious about evaluation of the following integral
∫∞−∞x2ex−e2xdx
Is it possible to evaluate it? This not my homework but I will share my attempt. I tried standard technique, integration by part but without any success. I also couldn't find any suitable substitution. The integral seems as if it were evaluating the expected value or moment generating function of a certain distribution but I couldn't find any pdf like the integrand in my textbook table.
Answer
Hint: Show that ∫∞−∞eax−ex dx=Γ(a). Then, after substituting x=2t, differentiate twice with
regard to a, and let a=12.
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