What were the electron and positron speeds

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Question: In a colliding-beam experiment, an electron and a positron traveling at the same speeds but opposite directions collide, producing two photons. If each of the photons has energy equal to three times the electron's rest energy,

A. What were the electron and positron speeds?

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