As Measured in Earth's Rest Frame,a Spaceship Traveling at 0

question 30

Multiple Choice

As measured in Earth's rest frame,a spaceship traveling at 0.964 c takes 11.2 y to travel between planets.How long does the trip appear to take for someone on the spaceship?

• A)2.98 y
• B)7.28 y
• C)42.1 y
• D)30.7 y

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