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Recall the probability density function of the Univariate Gaussian with mean μ and variance σ2, N(μ,σ2):...

Recall the probability density function of the Univariate Gaussian with mean μ and variance σ2, N(μ,σ2):

Let X∼N(1,2), i.e., the random variable X is normally distributed with mean 1 and variance 2. What is the probability that X∈[0.5,2]?

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