An object is made of glass and has the shape of a cube 0.11 m on a side, according to an observer at rest relative to it. However, an observer moving at high speed parallel to one of the object's edges and knowing that the object's mass is 3.3 kg determines its density to be 9200 kg/m³, which is much greater than the density of glass. What is the moving observer's speed (in units of c) relative to the cube? Number i Units Rest frame of cube Lo Lo Rest frame of observer

An object is made of glass and has the shape of a cube 0.11 m on a side, according to an observer at rest relative to it. However, an observer moving at high speed parallel to one of the object's edges and knowing that the object's mass is 3.3 kg determines its density to be 9200 kg/m³, which is much greater than the density of glass. What is the moving observer's speed (in units of c) relative to the cube? Number i Units Rest frame of cube Lo Lo Rest frame of observer

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The theory of special relativity explains the connection between space and time to objects that move in a straight line at a constant speed. The objects move at the speed of light. When an object approaches light speed, its mass is endless and cannot move faster than light. The most crucial postulate of Einstein's special relativity is that the laws of nature do not change in each frame of reference.

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An object is made of glass and has the shape of a cube 0.11 m on a side, according to an observer at rest relative to it. However, an
observer moving at high speed parallel to one of the object's edges and knowing that the object's mass is 3.3 kg determines its density
to be 9200 kg/m³, which is much greater than the density of glass. What is the moving observer's speed (in units of c) relative to the
cube?
Number i
Units
Lo-
Rest frame
of cube
KLLO
Rest frame
of observer

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