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A Space Barge Pushes on a Spaceship with a Rest 15,000 kg15,000 \mathrm {~kg}

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A space barge pushes on a spaceship with a rest mass of 15,000 kg15,000 \mathrm {~kg} and accelerates it from a speed of 0.600c0.600 c to a speed of 0.700c0.700 \mathrm { c } . How much work does the barge have to do to accomplish this? (c=( c = 3.00×108 m/s3.00 \times 10 ^ { 8 } \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s } )


A) 1.35×1020 J1.35 \times 10 ^ { 20 } \mathrm {~J}
B) 8.78×1019 J8.78 \times 10 ^ { 19 } \mathrm {~J}
C) 5.42×1020 J5.42 \times 10 ^ { 20 } \mathrm {~J}
D) 2.70×1020 J2.70 \times 10 ^ { 20 } \mathrm {~J}
E) 2.03×1020 J2.03 \times 10^{20} \mathrm {~J}

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