Hi,
Thanks for the reply!
Yes, I'm fairly certain that this is non-relativistic (classical mechanics course + problem description seem to indicate this).
With the additional energy Q released, shouldn't the equation for Energy just be:
\frac{1}{2}MV2 + Q = \frac{1}{2}m1v12 +...
Homework Statement
An unstable particle of mass M = m1 + m2 decays into two particles
of masses m1 and m2, releasing an amount of energy Q. Determine
the kinetic energies of the two particles in the CM frame. Given that
m1/m2 = 4, Q = 1 MeV, and that the unstable particle is moving in...
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