Republic of the Philippines

BICOL STATE COLLEGE OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

City of Naga
Telephone No. (054) 4720416 Loc. 123
Fax No. (054) 4720415

WORKSHEET
KINETIC ENERGY IN RELATIVITY

PROBLEM SOLVING:
1. (a) Calculate the relativistic kinetic energy of a 1000-kg car moving at
30.0 m/s if the speed of light were only 45.0 m/s. (b) Find the ratio of the
relativistic kinetic energy to classical.
Given:
Required:
Formula:
Solution:

2. What is the velocity of an electron that has a Relative KE of 0.750 MeV?

Given:
Required:
Formula:
Solution:

ESSAY:

1. Given the fact that light travels at c, can it have mass? Explain and give
example.

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