Two spaceships are traveling with a relative velocity of 1.95 x 10^8 m/s. Both carry identical clocks. According to the captain of each ship, the other captains clock ticks more slowly than his own. By what factor do the two clocks disagree?     1.32     1.85     2.11     2.38

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Two spaceships are traveling with a relative velocity of 1.95 x 10^8 m/s. Both carry identical clocks. According to the captain of each ship, the other captains clock ticks more slowly than his own. By what factor do the two clocks disagree?
   
1.32
   
1.85
   
2.11
   
2.38
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