How fast is a rocket going it its passengers measure its length to be 25.5 but the people on earth watching it go by measure its length to be 18.8? Please give your answer as a fraction of c. For example, if v=1.5*10^ 8 m/s,use V/c=0.5 .
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How fast is a rocket going it its passengers measure its length to be 25.5 but the people on earth watching it go by measure its length to be 18.8? Please give your answer as a fraction of c. For example, if v=1.5*10^ 8 m/s,use V/c=0.5 .
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