The factor y (gamma) appears throughout the expressions of special relativity. It depends only on the (constant) relative velocity between two inertial frames of reference. Calculate y for the case when rel=0.93 c (where c is the speed of light in vacuum = 3.0 x 108 m/s). Y = What is the difference between the velocity Vrel and the speed of light c if y = 4.8? In other words, what is c-Vrel? C-Vrel= m/s What is this velocity Urel expressed as a fraction of the speed of light (as the case of the first question above)?

The factor y (gamma) appears throughout the expressions of special relativity. It depends only on the (constant) relative velocity between two inertial frames of reference. Calculate y for the case when rel=0.93 c (where c is the speed of light in vacuum = 3.0 x 108 m/s). Y = What is the difference between the velocity Vrel and the speed of light c if y = 4.8? In other words, what is c-Vrel? C-Vrel= m/s What is this velocity Urel expressed as a fraction of the speed of light (as the case of the first question above)?

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The factor y (gamma) appears throughout the expressions of special relativity. It depends only on
the (constant) relative velocity between two inertial frames of reference.
Calculate y for the case when rel=0.93 c (where c is the speed of light in vacuum = 3.0 x 108
m/s).
Y =
What is the difference between the velocity vrel and the speed of light c if y = 4.8? In other words,
what is c-Vrel?
C-Vrel=
What is this velocity Urel expressed as a fraction of the speed of light (as the case of the first
question above)?
Vrel=
m/s
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