Wave funtion and normalisation constant

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Homework Statement


find the normalisation constant (A)



Homework Equations


wave functcion
[tex]\psi (x,t)= A[3sin(\frac{\pi x}{L})+2sin(\frac{2\pi x}{L}][/tex]


The Attempt at a Solution


[tex]A^2\int_{0}^{L}[\psi(x,t)]^2dx=1[/tex]
[tex]A^2\int_{0}^{L}[9sin^2(\frac{\pi x}{L})+12sin(\frac{\pi x}{L})sin(\frac{2\pi x}{L})+4sin^2(\frac{2\pi x}{L})}]dx[/tex]

Homework Statement



i try to solve each integral separately
I have started with the first one and i got

[tex]A^2\int_{0}^{L}[9sin^2(\frac{\pi x}{L})]dx= A^2\cdot \frac{9L}{ \pi}\int_{0}^{\pi}sin^2tdt=A^2\cdot \frac{9L}{\pi}[\frac{1}{2}t+\frac{sin(2t)}{4}]\right]_{0}^{\pi}=A^2\cdot \frac{9}{2}L[/tex]
is it correct so far?

from the last integral i got
[tex]A^2\frac{L}{\2\pi}\int_{0}^{2\pi}4sin^2(2t)dt=A^22L[/tex]

i don't have a good idea for solving the second intregral...
 
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use the fact that, 2 sin A sin B = - cos (A + B) + cos (A - B) ..
 

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