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You and a friend pass each other in spaceships that are each traveling 0.41c relative to the other. You observe that your spaceship (which you have measured to be 225 m long) is the exact same length as your friend's spaceship. How long is your friend's spaceship in their frame? How long is your spaceship in your friend's frame?
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