Question: L 1 0 - 1 [ 1 0 marks ] A spaceship travels away from earth with a speed of ( frac {

L10-1[10 marks] A spaceship travels away from earth with a speed of \(\frac{3}{5} c \). When an astronaut on the spaceship observes that 2 hours have elapsed according to his clock, the spaceship sends an electromagnetic wave signal back to earth.
(a) According to the clocks of an observer on earth, when was the signal sent?
(b) According to the clocks of an observer on earth, when the signal is received, how much time has elapsed since the spaceship left?
(c) According to the astronaut on the spaceship, how much time has elapsed since the spaceship left earth?
L 1 0 - 1 [ 1 0 marks ] A spaceship travels away

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