tau lepton is a particle that decays into a muon and two particles of negligible mass. The tau lepton has a rest mass energy of 1777 MeV, and the muon has a rest mass energy of 105.7 MeV. Suppose the tau lepton is at rest and all of the missing mass goes into the muon's kinetic energy. How fast will the muon move? (Enter your answer in terms of c to at least four significant figures.)

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A tau lepton is a particle that decays into a muon and two particles of negligible mass. The tau lepton has a rest mass energy of 1777 MeV, and the muon has a rest mass energy of 105.7 MeV. Suppose the tau lepton is at rest and all of the missing mass goes into the muon's kinetic energy. How fast will the muon move? (Enter your answer in terms of c to at least four significant figures.) 

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