In the theory of relativity, the mass of a particle with speed v is m = f(v) = (m0) / sqrt(1-((v2)/(c2))) where m0 is the rest mass of the particle and c is the speed of light. Please find the function that yields the speed of a particle given its mass, i.e. v = f-1(m).

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In the theory of relativity, the mass of a particle with speed v is

m = f(v) = (m0) / sqrt(1-((v2)/(c2)))

where m0 is the rest mass of the particle and c is the speed of light. Please find the
function that yields the speed of a particle given its mass, i.e. v = f-1(m).

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