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College Physics 10th Edition by Raymond Serway,Chris Vuille

Edition 10ISBN: 978-1285737041
book College Physics 10th Edition by Raymond Serway,Chris Vuille cover

College Physics 10th Edition by Raymond Serway,Chris Vuille

Edition 10ISBN: 978-1285737041
Exercise 56
The proper length of one spaceship is three times that of another. The two spaceships are traveling in the same direction and, while both are passing overhead, an Earth observer measures the two spaceships to have the same length. If the slower spaceship has a speed of 0.350 c with respect to Earth, determine the speed of the faster spaceship.
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