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zmike
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Homework Statement
How much work must be done on a particle with a mass (m) to accelerate from rest to 0.897c (speed)?
Homework Equations
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/HFrame.html
The Attempt at a Solution
Use work energy theorem.
W=K2-K1
since K1 =0
W=K2
K2=E2-E1 (E1=0 since it was at rest)
E2= [1/sqrt(1-0.897^2)]*m(0.897c)^2
but apparently this is wrong so I donno what I did wrong??
thanks