A particle is moving at a speed of 0.925c and travels from one end of a 50 m long Physics lab to the other. How long is the lab if measured when moving with the particle?   A.    132 m   B.    19 m   C.    16 m   D.    50 m   E.    149 m

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A particle is moving at a speed of 0.925c and travels from one end of a 50 m long Physics lab to the other. How long is the lab if measured when moving with the particle?

  A.

 

 132 m

  B.

 

 19 m

  C.

 

 16 m

  D.

 

 50 m

  E.

 

 149 m

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