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••• IP The starships Picard and La Forge are traveling in
Chapter 29, Problem 35P(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 35P
••• IP The starships Picard and La Forge are traveling in the same direction toward the Andromeda galaxy. The Picard moves with a speed of 0.90c relative to the La Forge. A person on the La Forge measures the length of the two ships and finds the same value, (a) Tf a person on the Picard also measures the lengths of the two ships, which of the following is observed : (i) the Picard is longer; (ii) the La Forge is longer; or (iii) both ships have the same length? Explain, (b) Calculate the ratio of the proper length of the Picard to the proper length of the La Forge.
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QUESTION:
Problem 35P
••• IP The starships Picard and La Forge are traveling in the same direction toward the Andromeda galaxy. The Picard moves with a speed of 0.90c relative to the La Forge. A person on the La Forge measures the length of the two ships and finds the same value, (a) Tf a person on the Picard also measures the lengths of the two ships, which of the following is observed : (i) the Picard is longer; (ii) the La Forge is longer; or (iii) both ships have the same length? Explain, (b) Calculate the ratio of the proper length of the Picard to the proper length of the La Forge.
ANSWER:
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a)
Here, we have to find which of the ships is longer or shorter or both are of same length with respect to picard’s frame of reference.
The speed of picard wrt la forge is 0.90 c.