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1. (a) A proton is moving at a speed much less than the speed of light. It has kinetic energy K1K_1 and momentum p1p_1. If the momentum of the proton is doubled, so p2=2p1p_2 = 2p_1, how is its new kinetic energy K2K_2 related to K1K_1? 2. (b) A photon with energy E1E_1 has momentum p1p_1. If another photon has momentum p2p_2 that is twice p1p_1, how is the energy E2E_2 of the second photon related to E1E_1?

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