A spaceship has been gone from the Earth for a total time of 5 years ship time. The people on the Earth have measured the time for the ship to be away to be 25 years. How fast was the ship travelling?

A spaceship has been gone from the Earth for a total time of 5 years ship time. The people on the Earth have measured the time for the ship to be away to be 25 years. How fast was the ship travelling?

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Chapter5: Relativity

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Problem 31P: A spaceship, 200 m long as. seen on board, moves by the Earth at 0.970c. What is its length as...

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