Finding expectation values of position and momentum for a Gaussian wave packet

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The question is;
for a qunatum mechanical particle,
Ψ(x) = [1/(a1/21/4)].[e-(x-xo)2/2a].[eip0x/h]

in here, x0, p0 and h are constants, so, what are the <x> and <P> ?
 
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Hello bkm,##\qquad## :welcome:

Please post in homework, use the template and tell us what you learned to calculate <x> and/or <p>