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5.9 Exercise 27

Avg difficulty 2.5

(a) Find the value of γ\gamma for the following situation. An astronaut measures the length of their spaceship to be 100 m, while an earthbound observer measures it to be 25.0 m. (b) What is the speed of the spaceship relative to Earth?

OpenStax University Physics Volume 3, 5.9 Relativistic Energy, exercise 27

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