Solve this relativity problem using Lorentz transformations. Step by Step. An observer on earth watches a 25 meter long spacecraft pass by at relativistic speed for two hours. An astronaut traveling inside the ship measures his characteristic time as half an hour. Before starting the space flight he was informed that his ship was 100 meters long. what was the speed at which the ship was moving?

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Solve this relativity problem using Lorentz transformations. Step by Step.

An observer on earth watches a 25 meter long spacecraft pass by at relativistic speed for two hours. An astronaut traveling inside the ship measures his characteristic time as half an hour.
Before starting the space flight he was informed that his ship was 100 meters long.
what was the speed at which the ship was moving?

 

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