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Sample Problems Time
Dilation Example
1: If
you were to board a craft and travel at 300 m/s, how long would 1 hour be?
Example 2: If
you were to board a craft and travel at 0.2 c,
how long would 1 hour be?
Example
3: If
you were to board a craft and travel at 0.8 c,
how long would 1 hour be?
Example
4: If
you were to board a craft and travel c,
how long would 1 hour be?
Talk
about Time Standing Still! Example
5: You
volunteer to travel to a newly discovered planet about 30 light
years from earth. At what speed do you need to travel to reach the planet in
6 years?
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