// Scilab code Exa12.5 : : Page-574 (2011) clc; clear; L = 1; // For simplicity assume thermal diffusion length to be unity, unit x_bar = integrate('x*exp(-x/L)', 'x', 0, 100); // Average distance travelled by the neutron, unit x_rms = sqrt(integrate('x^2*exp(-x/L)', 'x', 0, 100)); // Root mean square of the distance trvelled by the neutron, unit printf("\nThe average distance travelled by the neutron = %d*L", x_bar); printf("\nThe root mean square distance travelled by the neutron = %5.3fL = %5.3fx_bar", x_rms, x_rms); // Result // The average distance travelled by the neutron = 1*L // The root mean square distance travelled by the neutron = 1.414L = 1.414x_bar