5. An electron trapped in a solid defect is modeled as a 1-dimensional particle in a box. It has the wave function $\psi(x) = 0.230\psi_{n=1}(x) + 0.973\psi_{n=2}(x)$. What is the probability that the wave function is in the $n = 2$ state?
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