Solution

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Let and . The Black-Scholes reflection symmetry gives another solution . Subtracting it enforces absorption:
At the terms agree. At expiry the reflected argument satisfies , so its digital-put payoff vanishes; the first term supplies the required terminal payoff. These facts and the bounded pricing solution's uniqueness prove the formula. The up-and-out digital put price is zero once knocked out.

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