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Homework Statement
A k^0 meson at rest decays into a \pi^+ meson and a \pi^- meson, each having a speed 0f 0.85c. If the k^0 Meson is traveling at 0.9c decays, what is the :
(i) The greatest speed that one of the \pi mesons can have
(i) What is the least speed?
Homework Equations
\gamma = \frac{1}{\sqrt{1-\frac{v^2}{c^2}}}
v= v_0 \gamma
The Attempt at a Solution
I am not quite sure what to do. If it was just find a speed, I would use the Lorentz Equation for speed diffference given above (I think this is the relevant equation). but since they want a max. and a min. speed, I am not quite sure.
Any ideas would be most appreciated,
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