A spaceship flies past earth with a speed of 0.990c (about 2.97 EXP 8 m/s) relative to earth. A high intensity signal light (perhaps a pulsed laser) blinks on and off; each pulse lasts 2.00 EXP-6 seconds) as measured in the spaceship. At a certain instant the ship is 1000 km above the observer on earth and is traveling perpendicular to the line of sight of the observer. Let AT be the time interval measured in the earth's frame of reference and At be the time interval in the frame of reference of the spaceship. Let c=3.00 EXP8 m/s.

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1. Based on the problem below, if a crew member on the spaceship measures itslength to be 400 m, what is the length measured by an observer on earth?

a. 34.2 m
b. 44.1 m
c. 56.4 m
d. 78.2 m

2. Based on the problem below, how far does the ship travel in relation to theearth during each pulse?

a. 1.35 km
b. 4.21 km
c. 83.8 km
d. 94.5 km

A spaceship flies past earth with a speed of 0.990c (about 2.97 EXP 8 m/s) relative
to earth. A high intensity signal light (perhaps a pulsed laser) blinks on and off;
each pulse lasts 2.00 EXP-6 seconds) as measured in the spaceship. At a certain
instant the ship is 1000 km above the observer on earth and is traveling
perpendicular to the line of sight of the observer. Let AT be the time interval
measured in the earth's frame of reference and At be the time interval in the frame
of reference of the spaceship. Let c=3.00 EXP8 m/s.
Transcribed Image Text:A spaceship flies past earth with a speed of 0.990c (about 2.97 EXP 8 m/s) relative to earth. A high intensity signal light (perhaps a pulsed laser) blinks on and off; each pulse lasts 2.00 EXP-6 seconds) as measured in the spaceship. At a certain instant the ship is 1000 km above the observer on earth and is traveling perpendicular to the line of sight of the observer. Let AT be the time interval measured in the earth's frame of reference and At be the time interval in the frame of reference of the spaceship. Let c=3.00 EXP8 m/s.
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