2 Jane observes a spaceship fly past her position at a constant velocity. Penny is onboard thespaceship. Penny uses her wristwatch to send flashlight signals to Jane twice per minute. According to Jane, the length of Penny's space ship in the direction of its travel appears to beshorterO the same as when the ship was stationaryO longerO none of these

Required :: Observed length of the moving spacecraft.

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According to Jane, the length of Penny's space ship in the direction of its travel appears to be O shorter O the same as when the ship was stationary O longer O none of these

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Jane observes a spaceship fly past her position at a constant velocity. Penny is onboard the
spaceship. Penny uses her wristwatch to send flashlight signals to Jane twice per minute.

According to Jane, the length of Penny's space ship in the direction of its travel appears to be
shorter
O the same as when the ship was stationary
O longer
O none of these

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