A spaceship travels from the Earth to a star 13 light years away (as measured in the Earth’s frame). An astronaut on the ship says that the trip takes 16 years. What is the speed of the ship relative to the earth in m/s?

A spaceship travels from the Earth to a star 13 light years away (as measured in the Earth’s frame). An astronaut on the ship says that the trip takes 16 years. What is the speed of the ship relative to the earth in m/s?

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Chapter1: Relativity I

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