As a Spaceship Is Moving Toward Earth,an Earthling Measures Its

question 5

Essay

As a spaceship is moving toward Earth,an Earthling measures its length to be 325 m,while the captain on board radios that her spaceship's length is 1150 m.(c = 3.00 × 10⁸ m/s)
(a)How fast is the rocket moving relative to Earth?
(b)What is the TOTAL energy of a 75.0-kg crewman as measured by (i)the captain in the rocket and (ii)the Earthling?

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