(II) At what speed do the relativistic formulas for (a)

Chapter 7, Problem 10P

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At what speed do the relativistic formulas for (a) length and (b) time intervals differ from classical values by 1.00%? (This is a reasonable way to estimate when to use relativistic calculations rather than classical.)

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QUESTION:

At what speed do the relativistic formulas for (a) length and (b) time intervals differ from classical values by 1.00%? (This is a reasonable way to estimate when to use relativistic calculations rather than classical.)

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For a 1.00% change, the factors in the expressions for time dilation and length contraction

= 1- 0.01 = 0.9900

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