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Chapter 26, Problem 15P
26.3-26.6 Simultaneity, Time Dilation, Length Contraction, and Spacetime Diagrams
* Explain why an object moving past you would seem shorter in the direction of motion than when at rest with respect to you. Draw a sketch to illustrate your reasoning.
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