Suppose a spacecraft of mass 17,000 kg is accelerated

Chapter 36, Problem 36.57

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Suppose a spacecraft of mass 17,000 kg is accelerated to0.18c. (a) How much kinetic energy would it have? (b) Ifyou used the classical formula for kinetic energy, by whatpercentage would you be in error?

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