1. Consider the following normalized 1D wavefunction of a particle constrained to the interval x € (0, 1): -{V₁ y(x) = √630x²(x-1)², 0 < x < 1 (1) For the following parts you may express your answers where appropriate to two decimal places (rather than bothering to reduce ugly fractions). (a) What is the expected value of the position, (x), of this state? x<0 or x > 1

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1. Consider the following normalized 1D wavefunction of a particle constrained to the interval
x € (0, 1):
√630x²(x - 1)²,
0 < x < 1
x <0 or x > 1
y(x) =
(1)
For the following parts you may express your answers where appropriate to two decimal places
(rather than bothering to reduce ugly fractions).
(a) What is the expected value of the position, (x), of this state?
Transcribed Image Text:1. Consider the following normalized 1D wavefunction of a particle constrained to the interval x € (0, 1): √630x²(x - 1)², 0 < x < 1 x <0 or x > 1 y(x) = (1) For the following parts you may express your answers where appropriate to two decimal places (rather than bothering to reduce ugly fractions). (a) What is the expected value of the position, (x), of this state?
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