An electron moves with speed 0.95c. (a) What is the momentum of the electron according to Newtons

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An electron moves with speed 0.95c. 

(a) What is the momentum of the electron according to Newton’s mechanics? 

(b) What is the correct value of the electron’s momentum according to special relativity?

(c) Explain in words why the answer to part (b) is larger than the answer to part (a).

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