Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 37 - Relativity - Problems - Page 1146: 14

Answer

The newly measured length will be about 0.25 meters

Work Step by Step

We were given the velocity and asked for the new measured length. We can see from the graph given that $L_0=0.80m$. We can now use the length contraction equation to solve for the measured length; $L=L_0 \sqrt{1-\beta^2}$ $L=0.80m \sqrt{1-(0.95)^2}$ $L=0.25m$
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