Question: (a) Given that any operators used to represent observables must satisfy the commutation relation in eqn 8.38, what would be the operator for position if

(a) Given that any operators used to represent observables must satisfy the commutation relation in eqn 8.38, what would be the operator for position if the choice had been made to represent linear momentum parallel to the x-axis by multiplication by the linear momentum? These different choices are all valid 'representations' of quantum mechanics.

(b) With the identification of x in this representation, what would be the operator for l/x?

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