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You are almost there, follow your last step:

$$E[X] = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} xe^{\displaystyle\frac{-x^{2}}{2}}\mathrm{d}x\\=-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}e^{-x^2/2}d(-\frac{x^2}{2})\\=-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}e^{-x^2/2}\mid_{-\infty}^{\infty}\\=0$$.

Or you can directly use the fact that $xe^{-x^2/2}$ is an odd function and the limits of the integral are symmetrysymmetric about $x=0$.

You are almost there, follow your last step:

$$E[X] = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} xe^{\displaystyle\frac{-x^{2}}{2}}\mathrm{d}x\\=-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}e^{-x^2/2}d(-\frac{x^2}{2})\\=-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}e^{-x^2/2}\mid_{-\infty}^{\infty}\\=0$$.

Or you can directly use the fact that $xe^{-x^2/2}$ is an odd function and the limits of the integral are symmetry.

You are almost there, follow your last step:

$$E[X] = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} xe^{\displaystyle\frac{-x^{2}}{2}}\mathrm{d}x\\=-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}e^{-x^2/2}d(-\frac{x^2}{2})\\=-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}e^{-x^2/2}\mid_{-\infty}^{\infty}\\=0$$.

Or you can directly use the fact that $xe^{-x^2/2}$ is an odd function and the limits of the integral are symmetric about $x=0$.

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You are almost there, follow your last step:

$$E[X] = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} xe^{\displaystyle\frac{-x^{2}}{2}}\mathrm{d}x\\=-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}e^{-x^2/2}d(-\frac{x^2}{2})\\=-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}e^{-x^2/2}\mid_{-\infty}^{\infty}\\=0$$.

Or you can also realizedirectly use the fact that $xe^{-x^2/2}$ is an odd function and the limits of the integral are symmetry.

You are almost there, follow your last step:

$$E[X] = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} xe^{\displaystyle\frac{-x^{2}}{2}}\mathrm{d}x\\=-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}e^{-x^2/2}d(-\frac{x^2}{2})\\=-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}e^{-x^2/2}\mid_{-\infty}^{\infty}\\=0$$.

Or you can also realize that $xe^{-x^2/2}$ is an odd function.

You are almost there, follow your last step:

$$E[X] = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} xe^{\displaystyle\frac{-x^{2}}{2}}\mathrm{d}x\\=-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}e^{-x^2/2}d(-\frac{x^2}{2})\\=-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}e^{-x^2/2}\mid_{-\infty}^{\infty}\\=0$$.

Or you can directly use the fact that $xe^{-x^2/2}$ is an odd function and the limits of the integral are symmetry.

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You are almost there, follow your last step:

$$E[X] = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} xe^{\displaystyle\frac{-x^{2}}{2}}\mathrm{d}x\\=-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}e^{-x^2/2}d(-\frac{x^2}{2})\\=-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}e^{-x^2/2}\mid_{-\infty}^{\infty}\\=0$$.

Or you can also realize that $xe^{-x^2/2}$ is an odd function.