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For the infinite square well we studied in class, you are given the following: Ψ(x,0) =...

For the infinite square well we studied in class, you are given the following:

Ψ(x,0) = A(x/a) for 0<x<a/2 and Ψ(x,0) = A(1-x/a) for a/2<x<a and zero elsewhere.

Calculate the probability of measuring a particular energy E_n. Verify that this probability makes sense.

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