 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

Normalize the <probability density function> on its nonnegative support:
$$
1=A\int_0^\infty xe^{-\lambda x}\,dx=\frac A{\lambda^2}.
$$
The integral follows from one <integration by parts>, with the boundary term zero since $\lambda>0$. Hence \b[$A=\lambda^2$]. This is a <gamma distribution> of shape $2$ and rate $\lambda$.

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