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2007-02-21 02:12:52 · 1 answers · asked by Yahoo! 5 in Science & Mathematics Physics

Knowing that c is a constant velocity (speed of light) of 299,972,458 m/s

and that "c^2" is its acceleration "a"

2007-02-21 02:15:00 · update #1

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c^2 is not an acceleration. It is a speed, squared. The units are (m^2) / (s^2), not m / (s^2)

F = ma is an approximation. It is a very good approximation, if the speed is small compared to the speed of light. Like, for example, less than 0.1% of light.

If you had acceleration of 299,792,459 m/s^2, then in just just 1/1000 of a second you would be up to 0.1% of light speed,
and F = ma would not be true any more.

The equations for force and acceleration and energy, when you are moving very fast, are very complicated. The link below gives a "simple" version.

2007-02-21 02:27:35 · answer #1 · answered by morningfoxnorth 6 · 2 0

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