A lamp flashes at the origin. Then, (1 mu) s later, a lamp flashes at a point

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A lamp flashes at the origin. Then, \(1 \mu\) s later, a lamp flashes at a point \(150 \mathrm{~m}\) from the origin. How fast, as a fraction of \(c\), would an astronaut need to travel so that he measures the proper time between these two events?

A. \(0.35 c\)

B. \(0.50 c\)

C. \(0.62 c\)

D. \(0.87 c\)

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College Physics A Strategic Approach

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Authors: Randall D. Knight, Brian Jones, Stuart Field

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