The navigator\'s on-board instruments indicate that the length of the space ship

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The navigator's on-board instruments indicate that the length of the space ship is 20 m. If the length of the ship is measured by the inertial earth-bound observer, what value will be obtained?

A space ship traveling east flies directly over the head of an inertial observer who is at rest on the earth's surface. The speed of the space ship can be found from this relationship:. The navigator's on-board instruments indicate that the length of the space ship is 20 m. If the length of the ship is measured by the inertial earth-bound observer, what value will be obtained?

Explanation / Answer

length of ship by observer=20/sqrt(1-v^2/c^2) =20/0.5= 40

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