Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: Concepts & Applications (6th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Quadratic Functions and Equations - 11.4 Applications Involving Quadratic Equations - 11.4 Exercise Set - Page 726: 60

Answer

$\frac{mv}{\sqrt{{{m}^{2}}-{{m}_{0}}^{2}}}$.

Work Step by Step

$m=\frac{{{m}_{0}}}{\sqrt{1-\frac{{{v}^{2}}}{{{c}^{2}}}}}$ Multiply by$\left( \sqrt{1-\frac{{{v}^{2}}}{{{c}^{2}}}} \right)$ on both sides of the equation, $\begin{align} & m=\frac{{{m}_{0}}}{\sqrt{1-\frac{{{v}^{2}}}{{{c}^{2}}}}} \\ & \left( m \right)\times \sqrt{1-\frac{{{v}^{2}}}{{{c}^{2}}}}=\frac{{{m}_{0}}}{\sqrt{1-\frac{{{v}^{2}}}{{{c}^{2}}}}}\times \sqrt{1-\frac{{{v}^{2}}}{{{c}^{2}}}} \\ & m\sqrt{1-\frac{{{v}^{2}}}{{{c}^{2}}}}={{m}_{0}} \end{align}$ Divide by $\left( m \right)$ on both sides, $\begin{align} & \frac{m\sqrt{1-\frac{{{v}^{2}}}{{{c}^{2}}}}}{m}=\frac{{{m}_{0}}}{m} \\ & \sqrt{1-\frac{{{v}^{2}}}{{{c}^{2}}}}=\frac{{{m}_{0}}}{m} \end{align}$ Squaring both sides, $\begin{align} & \sqrt{1-\frac{{{v}^{2}}}{{{c}^{2}}}}=\frac{{{m}_{0}}}{m} \\ & {{\left( \sqrt{1-\frac{{{v}^{2}}}{{{c}^{2}}}} \right)}^{2}}={{\left( \frac{{{m}_{0}}}{m} \right)}^{2}} \\ & 1-\frac{{{v}^{2}}}{{{c}^{2}}}=\frac{{{m}_{0}}^{2}}{{{m}^{2}}} \end{align}$ Multiply by ${{c}^{2}}{{m}^{2}}$ on both sides of the equation. $\begin{align} & \left( 1-\frac{{{v}^{2}}}{{{c}^{2}}} \right)\times {{c}^{2}}{{m}^{2}}=\frac{{{m}_{0}}^{2}}{{{m}^{2}}}\times {{c}^{2}}{{m}^{2}} \\ & {{c}^{2}}{{m}^{2}}-{{m}^{2}}{{v}^{2}}={{c}^{2}}{{m}_{0}}^{2} \\ & {{c}^{2}}\left( {{m}^{2}}-{{m}_{0}}^{2} \right)={{m}^{2}}{{v}^{2}} \end{align}$ Divide by ${{m}^{2}}-{{m}_{0}}^{2}$ on both sides of the equation, $\begin{align} & {{c}^{2}}\left( {{m}^{2}}-{{m}_{0}}^{2} \right)={{m}^{2}}{{v}^{2}} \\ & \frac{{{c}^{2}}\left( {{m}^{2}}-{{m}_{0}}^{2} \right)}{{{m}^{2}}-{{m}_{0}}^{2}}=\frac{{{m}^{2}}{{v}^{2}}}{{{m}^{2}}-{{m}_{0}}^{2}} \\ & {{c}^{2}}=\frac{{{m}^{2}}{{v}^{2}}}{{{m}^{2}}-{{m}_{0}}^{2}} \end{align}$ Considering only the positive square root: $\begin{align} & {{c}^{2}}=\frac{{{m}^{2}}{{v}^{2}}}{{{m}^{2}}-{{m}_{0}}^{2}} \\ & c=\frac{mv}{\sqrt{{{m}^{2}}-{{m}_{0}}^{2}}} \end{align}$ Thus, the required value is $c=\frac{mv}{\sqrt{{{m}^{2}}-{{m}_{0}}^{2}}}$.
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