A UFO is observed directly above the earth moving at a constant velocity. An astronaut on the moon (3.8 x 108 m from earth) observes the UFO passing overhead 5.2 s later. From the UFO's reference frame, how long did it take to travel from the earth to the moon?

A UFO is observed directly above the earth moving at a constant velocity. An astronaut on the moon (3.8 x 108 m from earth) observes the UFO passing overhead 5.2 s later. From the UFO's reference frame, how long did it take to travel from the earth to the moon?

Modern Physics

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Chapter1: Relativity I

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Problem 37P: An observer in reference frame S sees two events as simultaneous. Event A occurs at the point (50.0...

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A UFO is observed directly above the earth moving at a constant velocity. An astronaut on the moon (3.8 x 108 m from earth)
observes the UFO passing overhead 5.2 s later. From the UFO's reference frame, how long did it take to travel from the earth to
the moon?

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