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The following section is from modern quantum mechanics by sakurai can any one help me finding out how this is done How does Sakurai reduce a product to a commutator?

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/9k8fg.j Sakurai The following section is from Modern Quantum Mechanics by Sakurai; can any one help me finding out how this is done?

In contrast, if we follow approach 2, we obtain \begin{align} \vert\alpha\rangle&\to\vert\alpha\rangle \\ \mathbf{x}&\to\left(1+\frac{i\mathbf p\cdot d\mathbf{x}'}{\hbar}\right)\mathbf x\left(1-\frac{i\mathbf p\cdot d\mathbf{x}'}{\hbar}\right) \\ &=\mathbf x + \left(\frac{i}{\hbar}\right)\left[\mathbf p\cdot d\mathbf x',\,\mathbf x\right]\tag{this line} \\ &=\mathbf x +d\mathbf x' \end{align} We leave it as an exercise for the reader to show that both approaces lead to the same result for the expectation value of $\mathbf x$: $$\langle\mathbf x\rangle\to\langle\mathbf x\rangle+\langle d\mathbf x'\rangle$$

Sakurai just mentions that if operator is changed but state kets are kept frozen but he left mathematics for students.enter image description here

The following section is from modern quantum mechanics by sakurai can any one help me finding out how this is done?

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/9k8fg.j Sakurai just mentions that if operator is changed but state kets are kept frozen but he left mathematics for students.enter image description here

How does Sakurai reduce a product to a commutator?

The following section is from Modern Quantum Mechanics by Sakurai; can any one help me finding out how this is done?

In contrast, if we follow approach 2, we obtain \begin{align} \vert\alpha\rangle&\to\vert\alpha\rangle \\ \mathbf{x}&\to\left(1+\frac{i\mathbf p\cdot d\mathbf{x}'}{\hbar}\right)\mathbf x\left(1-\frac{i\mathbf p\cdot d\mathbf{x}'}{\hbar}\right) \\ &=\mathbf x + \left(\frac{i}{\hbar}\right)\left[\mathbf p\cdot d\mathbf x',\,\mathbf x\right]\tag{this line} \\ &=\mathbf x +d\mathbf x' \end{align} We leave it as an exercise for the reader to show that both approaces lead to the same result for the expectation value of $\mathbf x$: $$\langle\mathbf x\rangle\to\langle\mathbf x\rangle+\langle d\mathbf x'\rangle$$

Sakurai just mentions that if operator is changed but state kets are kept frozen but he left mathematics for students.

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The following section is from modern quantum mechanics by sakurai can any one help me finding out how this is done?

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/9k8fg.j Sakurai just mentions that if operator is changed but state kets are kept frozen but he left mathematics for students.enter image description here