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Chapter 4, Problem 196SE

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QUESTION:

Show that \(\Gamma(1 / 2)=\sqrt{\pi}\) by writing

                \(\Gamma(1/2)=\int_0^{\infty}y^{-1/2}e^{-y}\ dy\)

by making the transformation \(y=(1 / 2) x^{2}\) and by employing the result of Exercise 4.194.

Equation Transcription:

Text Transcription:

(1/2)=sqrt pi

(1/2)=integral 0 to infinity y^-1/2 e^-y dy

y=(1/2)x^2

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QUESTION:

Show that \(\Gamma(1 / 2)=\sqrt{\pi}\) by writing

                \(\Gamma(1/2)=\int_0^{\infty}y^{-1/2}e^{-y}\ dy\)

by making the transformation \(y=(1 / 2) x^{2}\) and by employing the result of Exercise 4.194.

Equation Transcription:

Text Transcription:

(1/2)=sqrt pi

(1/2)=integral 0 to infinity y^-1/2 e^-y dy

y=(1/2)x^2

ANSWER:

Solution:

Step 1 of 1:

  To show that

                         

Where,

 Then, differentiate ‘y’, we get

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