Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 37 - Relativity - Problems - Page 1146: 11

Answer

The other observer will measure a length of about 1.32 meters.

Work Step by Step

For this problem, we can simply use the 2 given values in the length contraction equation to find the length as measured from the other observer. Therefore; $L=L_0 \sqrt{1-\beta^2}$ $L=1.70m \sqrt{1-(0.63)^2}$ $L=1.32m$
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