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Find the velocity of a particle whose kinetic energy is equal to its rest energy.

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The correct Answer is:
`2.6xx10^(8)m//s`
It follows from `K = E_(0)` that `E = 2E_(0)`, or `sqrt(1 - v^(2)//c^(2) = 1//2`. Hence
`v=csqrt(3//2)=2.6xx10^(8)` m/s
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