How many joules of energy are required to accelerate a 1.0-kg mass from rest to a speed of 86.6% the speed of light? (c = 3.00 × 108 m/s)

A) 2.7 × 1012 J
B) 3.0 × 103 J
C) 4.5 × 109 J
D) 1.8 × 1017 J
E) 9.0 × 1016 J


E

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