A particle is traveling at 0.98c, where c is the speed of light.  According to an observer at rest, the particle is traveling a distance 5.6 meters before disintegrating. What is the lifetime of the particle as measured in the moving frame?

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A particle is traveling at 0.98c, where c is the speed of light

According to an observer at rest, the particle is traveling a distance 5.6 meters before disintegrating. What is the lifetime of the particle as measured in the moving frame

Express your answer in nanoseconds and keep three significant digits

 

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