Two identical high-speed rockets pass your (inertial) space station. Their pilots each claim that their rocket is

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Two identical high-speed rockets pass your (inertial) space station. Their pilots each claim that their rocket is 100 m long. You measure the length of rocket A to be 89 m and that of rocket B to be 79 m. Which one is traveling faster relative to you? Which of the two has the slower- running clock, according to you?
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College Physics

ISBN: 978-0321601834

7th edition

Authors: Jerry D. Wilson, Anthony J. Buffa, Bo Lou

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