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Determine the ratio of the relativistic kinetic energy to the nonrelativistic kinetic energy (1/2mv2) when a...

Determine the ratio of the relativistic kinetic energy to the nonrelativistic kinetic energy (1/2mv2) when a particle has a speed of (a) 1.69 × 10-3c. and (b) 0.872c.
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