Particle physics - invariant mass question

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Homework Statement



At HERA 30 GeV electrons collided head on with 820 GeV protons. Calculate the invariant mass of ep collisions.
(masses: e=0.0005GeV, p=0.938GeV)

Homework Equations



M^2 = (E1 + E2)^2 - (p1 + p2)^2 ?

The Attempt at a Solution



I know the numerical answer to this question is 314GeV, but so far I haven't been able to get it. I've tried plugging in the known values to the above equation, using E^2 = p^2 + m^2 to find momentum, but obviously didn't get the right answer.

What should I be doing?

Thanks!
 
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Hint: Consider direction of their momentum.
 
Wow. That was really stupid of me! Thanks for the hint! Got it now :)
 
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