A Space Barge Pushes on a Spaceship with a Rest

question 27

Multiple Choice

A space barge pushes on a spaceship with a rest mass of 15,000 kg and accelerates it from a speed of 0.600c to a speed of 0.700c.How much work does the barge have to do to accomplish this? (c = 3.00 × 10⁸ m/s)

• A)1.35 × 10²⁰ J
• B)2.03 × 10²⁰ J
• C)2.70 × 10²⁰ J
• D)5.42 × 10²⁰ J
• E)8.78 × 10¹⁹ J

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