At What (Relativistic) Speed Does the Length of a Spacecraft

question 14

Multiple Choice

At what (relativistic) speed does the length of a spacecraft become half of its rest length?

• A) 0.40c
• B) 0.27c
• C) 0.99c
• D) 0.87c
• E) 0.10c

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