An important function in statistics is the Gaussian (or normal distribution, or bell-shaped curve), f(x) = e

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An important function in statistics is the Gaussian (or normal distribution, or bell-shaped curve), f(x) = e-ax2

a. Graph the Gaussian for a = 0.5, 1, and 2.

b. Given thate ar? dx -00 compute the area under the curves in part (a).

c. Complete the square to evaluate -(ax²+bx+c) dx, -0- where a > 0, b, and c are real numbers.

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Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 978-0321947345

2nd edition

Authors: William L. Briggs, Lyle Cochran, Bernard Gillett

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