If stationary observers measure the shape of a passing object to be exactly circular, what is the shape of the object according to observers on board the object, traveling with it?

Q: A rocket travels away from the earth at a velocity of 2 × 108 m/s. A missile is fired from the…

A: Given, Velocity of the rocket, v=2×108 m/s Velocity of the missile with respect to the rocket,…

Q: A Space Shuttle which is 60 meters in length flies past you at 1.2 x 104 m/s. How much shorter is it…

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Q: lighthouse sweeps its beam of light around in a circle once every 7.6 s. To an observer in a…

A: Given, Time interval, ∆t=7.6s ∆t'=16s

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Q: A UFO is observed directly above the earth moving at a constant velocity. An astronaut on the moon…

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Q: A UFO is observed directly above the earth moving at a constant velocity. An astronaut on the moon…

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Q: anjiro (T) is on a mission alongside with Kyojuro (K), Nezuko (N), Inosuke (I), and Zenitsu (Z).…

A: Given that: Since the train is moving towards west, then the front is west direction and the back…

Q: On the left (a) is your reference frame, where you see the muon travelling 2.01 km before colliding…

A: Given: proper length, L0=2.01 km contracted length, L=0.627 km To Find: time taken for muon to go…

Q: Taking the age of Earth to be about 4 ✕ 109 years and assuming its orbital radius of 1.5 ✕ 1011 m…

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Q: The speeds of John and Max are 30 km/h and 40 km/h. Initially Max is at a place L and John is at a…

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Q: In order to rendezvous with an asteroid passing close to the earth, a spacecraft must be moving at…

A: Let the mass of the spaceship be m and its initial velocity be u. If the distance between the…

Q: Taking the age of Earth to be about 4×1094×109 years and assuming its orbital radius of 1.5×1011…

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Q: A ball is dropped off an 80 meter cliff on a planet much like our own.The height of the ball t…

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Q: spacecraft is moving relative to the Earth and an observer on Earth finds that between exactly…

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Q: A UFO is observed directly above the earth moving at a constant velocity. An astronaut on the moon…

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Q: The earth takes one year to go round the sun. The distance travelled is 939 856 896 kilometers if…

A: Given Distance travelled by earth (D) = 939 856 896 km Time taken = 1 year Number of days in a year…

Q: GPS satellites orbit the earth at a speed of approximately 3900 m/s, compared to our speed on the…

A: Solution: Given: c = speed of light = 2.99792000 x 108 m/s  1 day = 24 h x 60 min/h x 60 s/min =…

Q: In an Earth reference frame, a star is 44 light-years away. At what per cent of the speed of light…

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Q: Consider two points on the Earth’s equator that are separated by 1 second of time. What is the…

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Q: A radar antenna is rotating and makes one revolution every 30 s, as measured on earth. However,…

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Q: The sun travels about the center of our galaxy in a nearly circular orbit of radius 2.5x10^17 km in…

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Q: How long does it take (in seconds) for light to travel from the Sun to Saturn if the Sun is roughly…

A: Given data:  Distance (d) = 1.5×109 km Speed of light (v) = 3×108 m/s Required: Time (t)

Q: The dwarf planet, Pluto, is 5.91 x 10^12 m from the sun. How many hours does it take light from the…

A: Given data:  Distance (d) = 5.91×1012 m 1 h = 3600 s Speed of light (v) = 3.00×108 m/s Required: The…

Q: A rocket travels away from the earth at a velocity of 2 x 108 m/s. A missile is fired from the…

A: Given, Velocity of rocket vR = 2 x 108 m/s Velocity of missile vm = 1.5 x 108 m/s   We know the…

Q: A man standing still at a train station watches two boys throwing a baseball in a moving train. The…

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Q: A ship moves at a constant speed between Earth and Alpha Centauri, 4.2 light years away. According…

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Q: A UFO is observed directly above the earth moving at a constant velocity. An astronaut on the moon…

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Q: Moon is at the distance 384400 km from Earth and orbits the Earth every ∼28 days. If the radius of…

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Q: An electron is moving in circular motion with uniform speed 0.95 c, where c is the speed of light in…

A: Given data: Uniform speed, v=0.95 c Speed of light, c=3×108 ms The radius of the circle, r=1.2…

Q: A Space Shuttle which is 60 meters in length flies past you at 1.2 x 104 m/s. How much shorter is it…

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Q: Suppose a 0.40 m^2 frame is placed horizontally under a downward vertical rain lines. Assume that…

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Q: How many days will have elapsed in 6.02 x 10^23 ns?

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Q: A UFO is observed directly above the earth moving at a constant velocity. An astronaut on the moon…

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Q: spacecraft is traveling at ~v = 38.4km s (yes, that is a reasonable speed for a rocket). How long…

A: Given: The speed of the rocket is 38.4 km/s. The distance from the earth to the moon is 384 Mm.

Q: The spaceship Lilac, based on the Purple Planet, is 711 m long when measured at rest. When the Lilac…

A: Length of the spaceship Lilac at rest,  Lo=711 m When Lilac passes Earth, observers there measure…

Q: Two identical clocks are made. One is placed on the surface of a massive planet, and the other is…

A: According to gravitational time dilation, gravity is proportional to time. Hence, the closer the…

Q: You are an astronomer on planet Tirth, which orbits a distant star. It has recently been accepted…

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Q: The earth orbits the sun at an approximate velocity v = 30 km/s and radius r = 150*10^6 km. (a)…

A: Given data v=30 km/sr=150×106 km Here, V is the velocity and r is the radius of the earth. When…