closterj
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I have a few physics questions and they have got me stuffed. if someone could help and justify there answer thanks
1) A spaceship travels with a speed of 0.7c as it passes the earth on its way to a distant star. The pilot of the spaceship measures the length of the moving ship as 30m
Determine its length as measured by a person on earth. Answer units in m.
2) (Extension of question 1) - The pilot of the spaceship observes that the spaceship travels for 9 years.
Determine how much time has passed according to a person on earth. Answer in units of years
3) (extension of question 1 & 2) Some time after the passing of earth, the pilot shoots a laser pulse backwards at a speed of 3*10^8 m/s (3 times 10 to the power of 8 meters per second) with respect to the spaceship.
Determine the speed of the laser pulse as measured by a person on earth. Answer in units m/s
Thanks Very Much
1) A spaceship travels with a speed of 0.7c as it passes the earth on its way to a distant star. The pilot of the spaceship measures the length of the moving ship as 30m
Determine its length as measured by a person on earth. Answer units in m.
2) (Extension of question 1) - The pilot of the spaceship observes that the spaceship travels for 9 years.
Determine how much time has passed according to a person on earth. Answer in units of years
3) (extension of question 1 & 2) Some time after the passing of earth, the pilot shoots a laser pulse backwards at a speed of 3*10^8 m/s (3 times 10 to the power of 8 meters per second) with respect to the spaceship.
Determine the speed of the laser pulse as measured by a person on earth. Answer in units m/s
Thanks Very Much


