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Example Question #1 : Principles Of Special Relativity
Determine the observed length of a rod traveling along it's long axis at
in relation to an observer.
Using the formula for length contraction:
Where is the rest length,
is the velocity of the object
is the speed of light
is the observed length
Plugging in values
Example Question #2 : Principles Of Special Relativity
Determine the observed length of a rod traveling along it's long axis at
in relation to an observer.
None of these
Use the following equation:
Where is the rest length,
is the velocity of the object
is the speed of light
is the observed length
Plugging in values
Example Question #1 : Principles Of Special Relativity
A long rod is traveling at
in relationship to an observer along it's long axis. Determine the observed length.
None of these
Using
Plugging in values
Example Question #11 : Principles Of Quantum Mechanics
A tall rocket is traveling at
in relationship to an observer along it's long axis. Determine the observed length.
None of these
Using
Plugging in values
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