An Earth Observer Sees a Spaceship at an Altitude of 980

question 44

Multiple Choice

An earth observer sees a spaceship at an altitude of 980 m moving downward toward the earth at a speed of 0.800 c.What is the spaceship's altitude as measured by an observer in the spaceship?

• A)1 630 m
• B)1 270 m
• C)893 m
• D)588 m

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