diff --git a/src/8_many_atoms_solutions.md b/src/8_many_atoms_solutions.md
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 and for the effective mass we obtain
 
 $$
-m^*(k) = \mp \frac{\hbar^2}{a^2 t_1 t_2}\left[ \frac{t_1 t_2 \sin^2(ka)}{(t_1^2 + t_2^2 +2 t_1 t_2\cos(ka))^{3/2}} + \frac{\cos(ka)}{\sqrt{t_1^2 + t_2^2 +2 t_1 t_2\cos(ka)}}  \right]. 
+m^*(k) = \mp \frac{\hbar^2}{a^2 t_1 t_2}\left[ \frac{t_1 t_2 \sin^2(ka)}{(t_1^2 + t_2^2 +2 t_1 t_2\cos(ka))^{3/2}} + \frac{\cos(ka)}{\sqrt{t_1^2 + t_2^2 +2 t_1 t_2\cos(ka)}}  \right]^{-1}. 
 $$
 
 6.