Suppose we know a particle’s four-momentum pt and px components. If we draw the particle’s four-momentum arrow on an energy–momentum diagram, we can use a hyperbola to determine
A. The particle’s energy.
B. The particle’s speed.
C. The particle’s x-velocity.
D. The particle’s momentum magnitude 
.
E. The particle’s mass.
F. The scaling on the t axis.
T. Something else (specify).
E. The particle’s mass.
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