Energy needed to tunnel through a potential barrier

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Homework Statement



An electron approaches a potential barrier 10 eV high and 0.5 nm wide. If the electron has a
1% chance of tunnelling through, what must be its energy?


Homework Equations



don't know how to put equations in eg how do i get something like alpha and theta etc



The Attempt at a Solution



ended up with a massive equations with E's all over the place and imposible to solve :(
 
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Show how you tried to solve this problem. What is the transmission coefficient expression you are using?