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a. How many days will it take a spaceship to accelerate to the speed of light (3.0

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a. How many days will it take a spaceship to accelerate to the speed of light (3.0 × 108 m/s) with the acceleration g?

b. How far will it travel during this interval?

c. What fraction of a light year is your answer to part b? A light year is the distance light travels in one year.

We know, from Einstein’s theory of relativity, that no object can travel at the speed of light. So this problem, while interesting and instructive, is not realistic.

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