Relativistic Momentum: 880kg Spacecraft at 1/2 C

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Hi everyone so I have a couple of questions I would like to get some help on. The first one is as follows: A 880-kg spacecraft is traveling forward at 1/2 the speed of light. What is the relativistic momentum? I know the equations I am just having trouble plugging the numbers in I think. Thanks
 
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rickross said:
Hi everyone so I have a couple of questions I would like to get some help on. The first one is as follows: A 880-kg spacecraft is traveling forward at 1/2 the speed of light. What is the relativistic momentum? I know the equations I am just having trouble plugging the numbers in I think. Thanks

Relativistic momentum is expressed by:

p= mo (rest mass) * v (velocity) / 1- v^2 (velocity^2) / c^2 (speed of light^2)

Plug in those numbers and solve for p
 
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