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use the equation m=mo/sqrt(1-v^2/c^2) to show that traveling at the speed of light or beyond is impossible.
rojasharma said:use the equation m=mo/sqrt(1-v^2/c^2) to show that traveling at the speed of light or beyond is impossible.
rojasharma said:mo is the mass of the object measured in the refrence frame in which it is at rest. m is the mass of the object as measured in a refrence frame moving with speed. in the equation v can never equal to c...it will...be less because of sqrt 1-v2/c2
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