27. A person in a spaceship passing Earth observes her own heart rate to be 75 beats / minuteand her spaceship to be 60 m long. A person on Earth observes the spaceship person's heart rateto be 60 beats / minute and her spaceship to be __________ long.a) 36 mb) 60 mc) 48 md) 75 me) 100 m

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27. A person in a spaceship passing Earth observes her own heart rate to be 75 beats / minute and her spaceship to be 60 m long. person on Earth observes the spaceship person's heart rate long. to be 60 beats / minute and her spaceship to be a) 36 m b) 60 m c) 48 m d) 75 m e) 100 m

27. A person in a spaceship passing Earth observes her own heart rate to be 75 beats / minute and her spaceship to be 60 m long. person on Earth observes the spaceship person's heart rate long. to be 60 beats / minute and her spaceship to be a) 36 m b) 60 m c) 48 m d) 75 m e) 100 m

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Chapter28: Special Relativity

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