Spacecraft-utilized classical formula for kinetic energy

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Assume a spacecraft of mass 28,000 kg is accelerated to 0.43c.

a) How much kinetic energy would it have?

b) If you utilized the classical formula for kinetic energy, by what percentage would you be in error?

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