Calculate the energy needed to accelerate a spaceship

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Problem: Calculate the energy needed to accelerate a spaceship with a mass m = 25 × 103 kg to a speed of 0.40c. Compare this number with the approximate annual energy usage of Earth, 1021 J.

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