Solution

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The two given energy eigenstates are orthonormal. Resolve the initial state as . The Schrödinger equation therefore gives
The second component, which is the probability amplitude for the requested final state, is . By the Born rule,
This includes when the energy eigenvalues coincide or when the initial state is itself an energy eigenstate.

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