Question Number 203900 by necx122 last updated on 01/Feb/24
$${Let}\:{A}\:\in\:{R}^{{N}×{N}} \:{be}\:{a}\:{symmetric}\:{positive} \\ $$$${definite}\:{matrix}\:{and}\:{b}\:\in\:{R}^{{N}} \:{a}\:{vector}. \\ $$$${If}\:{x}\:\in\:{R}^{{N}} ,\:{evaluate}\:{the}\:{integral} \\ $$$${Z}\left({A},{b}\right)\:=\:\int{e}^{−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}{x}^{{T}} {Ax}\:+\:{b}^{{T}} {x}} {dx}\:{as}\:{a}\:{function} \\ $$$${of}\:{A}\:{and}\:{b}. \\ $$