Suppose that you are traveling onboard a spacecraft that is moving with respect to the earth at a speed of 0.975c. You are breathing at a rate of 8.0 breaths per minute. As monitored on earth, what is your breathing rate?

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Q: Planet A is 1.43 × 1012 m from Planet B in the solar system. A rocket travels from Planet B to…

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Q: You are in a spaceship which is moving at 2.0 x 108 m/s (two-thirds the speed of light, 0.67c)…

A: Givenspeed of spaceship, v=0.67cOne of the basic postulate of special relativity is -speed of light…

Q: A futuristic spaceship flies past MARS with a speed of 0.65c relative to the surface of MARS. Inside…

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Q: The clock onboard a spacecraft travelling at 0.70c relative to the Moon records exactly 55 min for…

A: a) Time of process for onboard clock (t') = 55 minSpeed of the space craft = 0.70 cTime of process…

Q: A space shuttle passes the Earth at a speed of 0.80c. If the space shuttle is 30 m in length as…

A: Given: The speed of the space shuttle is 0.8c. The length of the space shuttle is 30 m.

Q: A common flashlight bulb is rated at 0.24 A and 2.2 V (the values of the current and voltage under…

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Q: An astronaut is traveling in a space vehicle that has a speed of 0.455c relative to Earth. The…

A: Given data, a) Speed v=0.455c m/s Time ∆tp=1 min b) Speed v=0.990c m/s Time ∆tp=1 min

Q: The identical twins Speedo and Goslo join a migration from the Earth to Planet X, which is 20.0…

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Q: As observed on earth, a certain type of bacteria is known to double in number every 24 hours. Two…

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Q: A muon formed high in the Earth's atmosphere is measured by an observer on the Earth's surface to…

A: Given, Distance measured by an observer on the earth surface , l=3.43km=3430 m Speed measured by an…

Q: At one point in its orbit the earth is 1.50 x 1011 m from the sun. A spacecraft flies along a line…

A: Given, The distance between the earth and the sun is 1.50×1011 m The spacecraft flies at a velocity…

Q: A moun moves downward from the upper atmosphere at a speed of 0.995c. It goes past a mountain that…

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Q: A Martian leaves Mars in a spaceship that is heading to Venus. On the way, the spaceship passes…

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Q: The distance from earth to the center of our galaxy is about 33,000 ly (1 ly = 1 light year = 9.47 x…

A: 1 ly = 9.47 x 1015 m 1 yr = 3.16 x 107 s L0 = distance between earth and center of galaxy = 33,000…

Q: A spacecraft leaves Earth at a constant speed of 0.69c as measured by an observer on Earth. It heads…

A: The constant speed of the spacecraft, v = 0.69·c The distance of the star system as measured by the…

Q: An alien spaceship traveling at 0.540c toward the Earth launches a landing craft. The landing craft…

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Q: The identical twins Speedo and Goslo join a migration from the Earth to Planet X. It is 17.0 ly away…

A: According to the Earth's frame, Speedo's trip lasts for a time…

Q: A Martian leaves Mars in a spaceship that is heading to Venus. On the way, the spaceship passes…

A: GivenA Martian leaves Mars in a spaceship that is heading to Venus. On the way, the spaceship passes…

Q: An enemy spacecraft moves away from the Earth at a speed of v= 0.25c while a galactic patrol…

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Q: Many expressions in special relativity contain the gamma (y) factor. 1 Y = √1-v²/c² In the equation,…

A: The gamma factor is expressed as follows. γ=11-v2c2

Q: An astronaut in a rocket moving at 0.50c toward the sun finds himself halfway between the Earth and…

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Q: Electromagnetic radiation from a star is observed with an earth-based telescope. The star is moving…

A: given f = 8.64 * 10^14 Hzv = 0.580 c

Q: A rocket travels along a line from the Sun to Saturn at a constant speed of 0.862c relative to the…

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Q: The Starship Enterprise, according some Trekkie analysts, is 300 meters long. If it is traveling at…

A: Given value--- actual length of Starship enterprise = 300 m. v = 0.985c . We have to find--- what…

Q: A spacecraft leaves Earth at a constant speed of 0.69c as measured by an observer on Earth. It heads…

A: Given: Constant speed of spacecraft, v=0.69c Distance of star system from the Earth=43.94 light…

Q: The control panel on a spaceship contains a light that blinks every 1.51 s as observed by an…

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Q: A spaceship moves past Earth with a speed of 0.808c. As it is passing, a person on Earth measures…

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Q: A rocket launched outward from Earth has a speed of 0.38c relative to the Earth. The rocket is…

A: The speed of the meteor as observed from earth is     0.435967c  m/s.

Q: If someone travels at v= 0.99c, she can become younger than her children (assuming the kids stay…

A: Given speed of person v = 0.99c.

Q: David is 30 years old, and his sister Alexis is 25 years old, when David leaves to travel to planet…

A: The  time dilation is the difference in the elapsed time as measured by two clocks.

Q: A spaceship flies past Mars with a speed of 0.995c relative to the surface of the planet. When the…

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Q: An alien spaceship traveling at 0.560c toward the Earth launches a landing craft. The landing craft…

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Q: The identical twins Speedo and Goslo join a migration from the Earth to Planet X, which is 20.0…

A: Distance between Earth to planet X = 20 light yearsDistance = Now velocity of the Speedo's…

Q: How much energy is required to accelerate a golf ball of mass 0.046 kg initially at rest to a speed…

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