Given:
Momentum of the dog (p) = 120.5 kg m/s
Speed of the dog (v) = 5 m/s
To Find:
Mass of the dog (m)
Concept/Theory:
Answer:
By using equation of momentum, we get:
Mass of the dog (m) = 24.1 kg
1) In the reference frame of one electron: 0.38c
To find the relative velocity of one electron with respect to the other, we must use the following formula:
where
u is the velocity of one electron
v is the velocity of the second electron
c is the speed of light
In this problem:
u = 0.2c
v = -0.2c (since the second electron is moving towards the first one, so in the opposite direction)
Substituting, we find:
2) In the reference frame of the laboratory: -0.2c and +0.2c
In this case, there is no calculation to be done. In fact, we are already given the speed of the two electrons; we are also told that they travel in opposite direction, so their velocities are
+0.2c
-0.2c