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Please show all work and all formulas used I am really trying to learn

A particle of mass M is moving in the positive x direction with speed v. It spontaneously decays into 2 photons, with the original particle disappearing in the process. One photon has energy 233 MeV and moves in the positive x direction, and the other photon has energy 21 Me V and moves in the negative x direction. What is the total relativistic energy of the particle before its decay? What is the momentum of the particle before its decay? Find the mass M of the particle, in units of MeV/c2. Find the original speed of the particle, expressed as a fraction of the speed of light.

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a) Observed length according to Mary:

L0= Lr(1-v2/c2)1/2 = 2450(1-(0.74c)2/c2)1/2 = 2450*0.672 = 1647.886 m

b) Observed time can be stated as: t0 = tr/(1-v2/c2)1/2

t0 is 0.740, tr is 1

1/0.7402 = 1-v2/c2 = 1.826

v = (0.826c2)1/2 = 0.908c m/s

So according to Mary, time interval between the bow(front) of the ship passing her and the stern(rear) of the ship passing her is 1647.886/0.908c = 604.95*10-8 s

c) So according to Jim, time interval between the bow(front) of the ship passing Mary and the stern(rear) of the ship passing her is 2450/0.908c = 899.41*10-8 s

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