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Use relativistic velocity and energy relationships

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Relativistic total energy in mc squared units

A particle in a flywheel storage investigation has rest mass \(1.3\) in arbitrary mass units and moves at \(0.54c\). Calculate its total energy in units of \(c^{2}\). Enter the numerical result and choose the interpretation that matches the physics meaning.

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