A spaceship flies over Earth at a speed of 0.845c. A scientist measured the length of the moving spaceship to be 160 m. The spaceship lands on Earth, and the same scientist measures the length of the now stationary spaceship. What value does she get?

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A spaceship flies over Earth at a speed of 0.845c. A scientist measured the length of the moving spaceship to be 160 m. The spaceship lands on Earth, and the same scientist measures the length of the now stationary spaceship.

What value does she get? 

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Given spaceship speed v=0.845c

And its length while it's moving L=160m

Let's assume at rest on earth its length is L0.

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