Solution

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The proposed probability density function is nonnegative. To check its integral, put . The Gaussian integral can be evaluated by squaring and using polar coordinates:
Since , and . Thus has the standard normal distribution. Completing the square in its moment-generating function gives, for every real ,
Differentiation under the integral is justified near every finite by Gaussian decay. Expanding gives all moments:
To obtain the two-term bounds for Mills ratio, use . Integration by parts gives, for ,
The positive remainder proves . A second integration by parts gives
Substitution and division by the strictly positive show
The last integral is strictly positive for every finite , proving . Both remainders are finite for every fixed positive ; the lower bound remains valid even when it is negative.

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