As measured in Earth's frame of reference, the Earth and the Moon are 384,000 km apart. A
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As measured in Earth's frame of reference, the Earth and the Moon are 384,000 km apart. A spaceship flies past the Earth and the Moon with a constant velocity, and the clocks on the ship show that the trip lasts only 1.00 s. How fast is the ship traveling?
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