Answer
$K=226MeV$
Work Step by Step
As the mass of a muon is 207 times the mass of electron, hence
$m=207\times (0.511MeV)=106MeV$
We know that:
$K=m(\gamma-1)$
We plug in the known values to obtain:
$K=106(3.1364-1)=226MeV$
Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)
by Halliday, David; Resnick, Robert; Walker, Jearl
Published by
Wiley
ISBN 10:
1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13:
978-1-11823-072-5
Chapter 37 - Relativity - Problems - Page 1148: 48b
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