A particle known as a pion lives for a short time before breaking apart into other particles. Suppose a pion is moving at a speed of 0.990c, and an observer who is stationary in a laboratory measures the pion's lifetime to be 2.8 x 10-8 s. (a) What is the lifetime according to a hypothetical person who is riding along with the pion? (b) According to this hypothetical person, how far does the laboratory move Before the pion breaks apart? (a) Number (b) Number i Units Units

A particle known as a pion lives for a short time before breaking apart into other particles. Suppose a pion is moving at a speed of 0.990c, and an observer who is stationary in a laboratory measures the pion's lifetime to be 2.8 x 10-8 s. (a) What is the lifetime according to a hypothetical person who is riding along with the pion? (b) According to this hypothetical person, how far does the laboratory move Before the pion breaks apart? (a) Number (b) Number i Units Units

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A particle known as a pion lives for a short time before breaking apart into other particles. Suppose a pion is moving at a speed of
0.990c, and an observer who is stationary in a laboratory measures the pion's lifetime to be 2.8 x 10-8 s. (a) What is the lifetime
according to a hypothetical person who is riding along with the pion? (b) According to this hypothetical person, how far does the
laboratory move Before the pion breaks apart?
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(b) Number
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