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+clc
+//to calculate distance travelled by the particle
+deltat0=2*10^-8 //proper half life to of the particle in (s)
+c=3*10^8 //light speed (m/s)
+v=0.96*c //speed of the particle (m/s)
+deltat=(deltat0)/(sqrt(1-(v/c)^2)) //half life in the laboratory frame t in (s)
+//t=deltat (flux of the beam falls to (1/2) times initial flux)
+d=v*deltat //d=vt
+disp("distance travelled by the particle in this time is d="+string(d)+"m")
+//answer is given wrong in the textbook =20.45 m