OMG... I can't believe I did that! :biggrin: .. .and to think I wasted an hour because of a 0.5! I'll try working it out when I get home and see if it's correct.
Thanks a heap!.
made an addendum
Hey Doc Al
I was editing my previous post when you posted your reply. As you'll notice from my edit of the original post... I think I did what you were asking me to do. I got that answer... but found out that it was wrong.
As for the equation you wrote :
{KE}_i + {PE}_i...
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