Introduction To Quantum Mechanics
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Author: Griffiths, David J., Schroeter, Darrell F.
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Chapter 1.3, Problem 1.2P
(a)
To determine
The standard deviation of the given distribution.
(b)
To determine
The probability for the distance to be more than one standard deviation away from the average.
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