A neutral K meson at rest decays into two π mesons, which travel in opposite directions along the x axis with speeds of 0.828 c. If instead the K meson was moving in the positive x direction with a speed of 0.486 c, what would be the velocities of the two π mesons?

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A neutral K meson at rest decays into two π mesons, which travel in
opposite directions along the x axis with speeds of 0.828 c. If instead the K meson
was moving in the positive x direction with a speed of 0.486 c, what would be the
velocities of the two π mesons?
Transcribed Image Text:A neutral K meson at rest decays into two π mesons, which travel in opposite directions along the x axis with speeds of 0.828 c. If instead the K meson was moving in the positive x direction with a speed of 0.486 c, what would be the velocities of the two π mesons?
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