As Measured in Earth's Rest Frame, a Spaceship Traveling at 0.9640c

question 56

Multiple Choice

As measured in Earth's rest frame, a spaceship traveling at 0.9640c takes 10.5 y to travel between two planets that are not moving relative to each other. How long does the trip take as measured by
Someone on the spaceship?

• A) 6.83 y
• B) 2.79 y
• C) 28.8 y
• D) 39.5 y

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