A particle has y=18,399. Calculate c-v in m/s. (I would have asked for 1- v/c, making the answer dimensionless, but the system doesn't seem to take numbers that small. Gamma is chosen to make the particle extremely close to the speed of light.)
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![A particle has y=18,399. Calculate c-v in m/s. (I would have asked for 1- v/c, making the answer
dimensionless, but the system doesn't seem to take numbers that small. Gamma is chosen to make
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