A spaceship leaves the solar system at v = (3/5)c and is headed towards a planet that is 20 c • years away (c is the speed of light). Assume the following: the Sun and the planet are mutually at rest and their clocks have been synchronized such that both read zero when the spaceship leaves. According to the spaceship's reference frame, what should the Sun's clock read when the spaceship arrives

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A spaceship leaves the solar system at v = (3/5)and is headed towards a planet that is 20 c • years away (c is the speed of light). Assume the following: the Sun and the planet are mutually at rest and their clocks have been synchronized such that both read zero when the spaceship leaves.

According to the spaceship's reference frame, what should the Sun's clock read when the spaceship arrives at the planet?

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