Volume of two regions using double integration

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Homework Statement


The region enclosed by xy=1 and x=2 hence evaluate
[tex] \iint x e^{-x} dydx[/tex]

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The Attempt at a Solution



I m confused about their bounded region and i formed this integral to evaluate the volume

[tex] <br /> \int_{2}^{\inf} \int_{0}^{1/x} x e^{-x} dydx [/tex]
and i got the result 0.135

Is this correct ?

Thanks
 
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That's the approximate value. The exact value is e-2.

The region over which integration takes place could be described more clearly, IMO. I would describe it as the region between the graph of xy = 1, the positive x-axis, and the line x = 2.