 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

Since $-\theta T_1=i\theta\sigma_1/2$, the same <disentangling identity> applies in every <Lie algebra representation>. The rightmost $E_+$ kills $|\Lambda\rangle$, the leftmost $E_-$ kills $\langle\Lambda|$, and the middle factor acts by its highest weight. Therefore
$$
\langle\Lambda|e^{-\theta d(T_1)}|\Lambda\rangle
=\left(\cos\frac\theta2\right)^\Lambda.
$$

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