Solution to 1992 Problem 70


We use the formula
\begin{align*}E^2 = m^2 c^4 + p^2 c^2\end{align*}
We are given that E = 100 m c^2, therefore
\begin{align*}p = m c \sqrt{10000 - 1}  \approx \boxed{100 mc}\end{align*}
Therefore, answer (D) is correct.


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