Choose the option from each pair that makes the following statement correct. Because y for an object in relative motion is always [(a) greater; (b) less] than 1, a proper time interval At, is always [(c) longer; (d) shorter] than the time interval At and a proper length L, is always [(e) longer; (f) shorter] than the length L.

Choose the option from each pair that makes the following statement correct. Because y for an object in relative motion is always [(a) greater; (b) less] than 1, a proper time interval At, is always [(c) longer; (d) shorter] than the time interval At and a proper length L, is always [(e) longer; (f) shorter] than the length L.

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

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Chapter9: Relativity

Section9.4: Consequences Of Special Relativity

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