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Chapter 27, Problem 37GP
The starships of the Solar Federation are marked with the symbol of the Federation, a circle, while starships of the Denebian Empire are marked with the Empire’s symbol, an ellipse whose major axis is 1.40 times its minor axis (a = 1.40b in Figure 27.26). How fast, relative to an observer, does an Empire ship have to travel for its markings to be confused with those of a Federation ship?
Figure 27.26
Problem 37.
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