A rectangular billboard in space has the dimensions 10 meters by 20 meters. How fast and in what direction with respect to the billboard would a space traveler have to pass for the billboard to appear square?

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Q: Give the consequences of the Postulates of the General Relativity.

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Q: and your friend both start your trips in Chicago. Driving nonstop, you reach Los Angeles — a…

A: Speed = distance travelled /time taken  1day = 24 hrs  1hours = 60 min  1 min = 60 sec

Q: With regard to reference frames, how does general relativity differ from special relativity?

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Q: The great astronomer Edwin Hubble discovered that all distant galaxies are receding from our Milky…

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Special Relativity

The theory of special relativity discusses how space and time are related to objects traveling along a straight line at a constant speed. Simply stated, as an object reaches the speed of light, its mass becomes infinite and it is unable to move faster than light. This interstellar speed limit has been the topic of much debate in astronomy, and also in science fiction when people consider how to fly over large distances.