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A Satellite, Initially at Rest in Deep Space, Separates into Two

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A satellite, initially at rest in deep space, separates into two pieces, which move away from each other. One piece has a rest mass of 190 kg190 \mathrm {~kg} and moves away with a speed 0.280c0.280 \mathrm { c } , and the second piece moves in the opposite direction with a speed 0.600c0.600 \mathrm { c } . What is the rest mass of the second piece?


A) 73.9 kg73.9 \mathrm {~kg}
B) 88.7 kg88.7 \mathrm {~kg}
C) 79.6 kg79.6 \mathrm {~kg}
D) 52.7 kg52.7 \mathrm {~kg}
E) 68.8 kg68.8 \mathrm {~kg}

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