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- RANGE VARIABLES
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- To perform iterative calculations in MathCAD, you use a RANGE VARIABLE:
- a variable that takes on a range of values. Range variables are defined
- using a semicolon (;).
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- Try defining one now:
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- 1. Type the variable name: k
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- 2. Type a colon (:) to create a definition.
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- 3. To start the range, type the number 1
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- 4. Type a semicolon (;)
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- 5. To end the range, type the number 4
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- 6. Press [Enter]
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- 7. To see a table of values of k, type this: k=
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- You should see
- an equation and
- a table, like
- this:
- .EQN 0 20 1 12
- ! rd=d ct=10 im=i et=3 zt=15 pr=3 mass length time charge
- k:1;4
- .EQN 2 0 5 5
- k=
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- (Press [F6]
- to go on ...)
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