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Practice Problems Length
Contraction:
A
space ship with a length of 100 meters would have what length if it were
traveling at 0.67 c?
Question
2: A
space ship travels to Alpha Centuri which is about 4 light
years away from earth. How far does this distance appear to you if you are
on a space ship traveling at 0.99 c?
Question
3: How long would it take according to your watch to travel to Alpha Centuri at 0.99 c? (See Question 2) Question
4: A
space ship is observed to be 45 meters long while at rest on the earth. As it
passes the earth, it appears to be 8 meters long. How fast is the ship
traveling? Question
5: What
would be the length of the 45 meter space ship in Question 4 if it were to
travel at c? |