Solution

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For a normalizable state take . inverse construction of a quantum potential gives . differentiation yields , so the chosen potential energy zero fixes . Thus
This energy lies above the negative minima of the potential energy; its zero value does not mean zero kinetic energy. The nodeless eigenfunction is the ground state.

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