a) if Jim is on a space ship traveling from earth, and the ship takes a 2 year journey at a speed of 99.9999c (99.9999% of the speed of light) when the space ship returns how long has Jim's friends think he has been gone? I b) If the spaceship is 100m long when it is observed by someone on earth how long does it appear to be?
a) if Jim is on a space ship traveling from earth, and the ship takes a 2 year journey at a speed of 99.9999c (99.9999% of the speed of light) when the space ship returns how long has Jim's friends think he has been gone? I b) If the spaceship is 100m long when it is observed by someone on earth how long does it appear to be?
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a) if Jim is on a space ship traveling from earth, and the ship takes a 2 year journey at a speed of
99.9999c (99.9999% of the speed of light) when the space ship returns how long has Jim's
friends think he has been gone?
I
b) If the spaceship is 100m long when it is observed by someone on earth how long does it
appear to be?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fd87a22c9-7e44-4b12-a3d2-35c8ecb7d4a4%2F67481cc5-57ec-4bdb-884e-a3ee078dbad0%2Fb76q7j_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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a) if Jim is on a space ship traveling from earth, and the ship takes a 2 year journey at a speed of
99.9999c (99.9999% of the speed of light) when the space ship returns how long has Jim's
friends think he has been gone?
I
b) If the spaceship is 100m long when it is observed by someone on earth how long does it
appear to be?
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