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Show that the joint Gaussian PDF fX,Y​(x,y) given by Definition 5.10 satisfies ∫[infinity][infinity]​∫[infinity][infinity]​fX,Y​(x,y)dxdy=1

Hint: Use Equation (5.68) and the result of Problem 4.6.13.

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To show that the joint Gaussian PDF fX,Y​(x,y) satisfies ∫[infinity][infinity]​∫[infinity][infinity]​fX,Y​(x,y)dxdy=1, we can use Equation (5.68) and the result of Problem 4.6.13.

Step-by-step explanation:

To show that the joint Gaussian PDF fX,Y​(x,y) satisfies ∫[infinity][infinity]​∫[infinity][infinity]​fX,Y​(x,y)dxdy=1, we can use Equation (5.68) and the result of Problem 4.6.13. First, let's recall the definition of a continuous probability density function (pdf), which states that the total area under the curve f(x) is one. In this case, we have a joint Gaussian PDF, which describes the probability distribution of two continuous random variables, X and Y, and can be denoted as fX,Y​(x,y).

Using the definition of a continuous probability density function, we know that the area under the graph of fX,Y​(x,y) and between any values of x and y gives the probability. Therefore, integrating fX,Y​(x,y) over the entire range of x and y should give us a probability of one. This can be expressed as ∫[infinity][infinity]​∫[infinity][infinity]​fX,Y​(x,y)dxdy=1.

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