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5.9 Exercise 25

Avg difficulty 2.5

(a) How long does it take the astronaut in the reference to travel 4.30 ly at 0.99944c0.99944 c (as measured by the earthbound observer)? (b) How long does it take according to the astronaut? (c) Verify that these two times are related through time dilation with γ=30.00\gamma = 30.00 as given.

OpenStax University Physics Volume 3, 5.9 Relativistic Energy, exercise 25

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