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How long would a meterstick appear to be if it were
Chapter 17, Problem 25RQ(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
How long would a meter stick appear to be if it were traveling like a properly thrown spear at 99.5% of the speed of light?
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QUESTION:
How long would a meter stick appear to be if it were traveling like a properly thrown spear at 99.5% of the speed of light?
ANSWER:Solution 25RQ Introduction: In relativistic speeds, the length of an object is appeared to decreased when the observer or the object is travelling at non-zero velocity. This phenomenon is called as “length contraction” 2 The mathematical expression for length contraction is, L = L 0 1 c2 Where, L - Length observed by the observer L - Original length 0 v - Relative speed between the observer and object c - Speed of light Step 1: