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Given a decay 
such that the pion decays from rest and mass of neutrino is 0. We are asked to find the kinetic energy of the positron.
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Step 1.
According to the conservation of energy;
But, given that pion decays from rest; ie, momentum of the pion is zero. And applying conservation of momentum;
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Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition, 2013
Giancoli
ISBN: 9780321625922
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