An alien spaceship travels at v=0.999c-299482km/s (where 'c' is the speed of light equal to 299782 km/s) past the International Space Station (ISS) which orbits the Earth. According to NASA, the ISS is approximately 109m long when they finished building it. What length would the alien spaceship measure? O Just under 5m. O Just over 200m. O The same length, 109m. O Just under 100m.
An alien spaceship travels at v=0.999c-299482km/s (where 'c' is the speed of light equal to 299782 km/s) past the International Space Station (ISS) which orbits the Earth. According to NASA, the ISS is approximately 109m long when they finished building it. What length would the alien spaceship measure? O Just under 5m. O Just over 200m. O The same length, 109m. O Just under 100m.
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![An alien spaceship travels at v=0.999c-299482km/s (where 'c' is the speed of light equal to 299782 km/s) past the International
Space Station (ISS) which orbits the Earth.
According to NASA, the ISS is approximately 109m long when they finished building it. What length would the alien spaceship
measure?
Just under 5m.
Just over 200m.
The same length, 109m.
Just under 100m.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb3faa368-cf53-44c6-82be-b80dad1aca46%2F7a8c5c6f-b160-419c-8193-1b9a1c3f8b48%2F6rjb8hh_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:An alien spaceship travels at v=0.999c-299482km/s (where 'c' is the speed of light equal to 299782 km/s) past the International
Space Station (ISS) which orbits the Earth.
According to NASA, the ISS is approximately 109m long when they finished building it. What length would the alien spaceship
measure?
Just under 5m.
Just over 200m.
The same length, 109m.
Just under 100m.
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