A Satellite with a Rest Mass of 200 Kg and a Speed

question 9

Multiple Choice

A satellite with a rest mass of 200 kg and a speed of 0.800c and a second satellite with a rest mass of 100 kg and a speed of 0.600c are traveling toward each other in deep space.The satellites collide and somehow manage to stick together.What is the rest mass of the combined object after the collision?

• A)300 kg
• B)389 kg
• C)416 kg
• D)457 kg
• E)587 kg

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