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(a) What is the momentum of a 2000 kg satellite orbiting at 4.00 km/s? (b) Find the ratio of this momentum to the classical momentum. (Hint: Use the approximation that γ = 1 + (1 / 2)v 2 / c 2 at low velocities.)

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QUESTION:

Problem 38PE

(a) What is the momentum of a 2000 kg satellite orbiting at 4.00 km/s? (b) Find the ratio of this momentum to the classical momentum. (Hint: Use the approximation that γ = 1 + (1 / 2)v 2 / c 2 at low velocities.)

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