Suppose a news report stated that starship Enterprise had just returned from a 5-year voyage while traveling at 0.74c. (a) If the report meant 5.0 years of Earth time, how much time elapsed on the ship?

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Q: An astronaut at rest on Earth has a heartbeat rate of 71 beats/min. When the astronaut is traveling…

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A: Refer attachment (a) = 1.791 (b) = 1.646

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