how fast does a 15200 kg spaceship have to go for its relati

how fast does a 15,200 kg spaceship have to go for its relativistic momentum to exceed its classical momentum by a factor of 100%?

Solution

Here,

mass of spaceship ,m0 = 15200 Kg

let the speed of the spacehip is v

Now, for the spaceship\'s momentum to exceed its classical momentum 100 %

final momentum = m0*v/sqrt(1 - (v/c)^2)

2 * m0 * v = m0*v/sqrt(1 - (v/c)^2)

2 = 1/sqrt(1 - (v/c)^2)

solving for v

v = 0.866 * c

the speed of the spaceship must be 0.866 *c

how fast does a 15,200 kg spaceship have to go for its relativistic momentum to exceed its classical momentum by a factor of 100%?SolutionHere, mass of spaceshi

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