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Thank you so much! I was wondering why the KE was SO LOW, and that's exactly what made me think I was approaching this problem the wrong way. I just assumed I was supposed to include KE because the problem included initial and final velocities. Thank you again!

Hello. I hope someone here can give me some advice for solving this problem for an introductory mechanical engineering course. Below is the problem statement verbatim, and them my attempt at solving it. Advice and guidance is greatly appreciated! Homework Statement Here is the problem...