Problem 2442. Magnet and Iron

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shahriar memaran on 18 Apr 2017

In test 1 why the iron in x(4,1) did not moved to the top !?

juedi myro eugenio on 31 Mar 2018

x(4,1) is equidistant to both upper and lower magnet, that's why...

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