Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 29 - Relativity - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 1041: 13

Answer

$v=0.80c$

Work Step by Step

We know that $v=c\sqrt{1-(\frac{\Delta t_{\circ}}{\Delta t})^2}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $v=c\sqrt{1-(\frac{0.15\times 10^{-9}s}{0.25\times 10^{-9}s})^2}$ $v=0.80c$
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