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A neutral pion, π^0, with mass 140 MeV/c^2 decays into two massless photons, each with momentum...

A neutral pion, π^0, with mass 140 MeV/c^2 decays into two massless photons, each with momentum 87.5 MeV/c. How fast was the pion moving when it decayed?

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