Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 37 - Relativity - Problems - Page 1149: 58c

Answer

$\gamma=2.9569514$

Work Step by Step

We know that $\gamma=\frac{K}{m_ec^2}+1$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $\gamma=\frac{1MeV}{0.51099MeV}+1=2.9569514$
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