Two spaceships A and B are exploring a new planet. Relative to this planet, spaceship A has a speed of 0.60c, and spaceship B has a speed of 0.78c. What is the ratio DA/DB of the values for the planet's diameter that each spaceship measures in a direction that is parallel to its motion? Number Units
Two spaceships A and B are exploring a new planet. Relative to this planet, spaceship A has a speed of 0.60c, and spaceship B has a speed of 0.78c. What is the ratio DA/DB of the values for the planet's diameter that each spaceship measures in a direction that is parallel to its motion? Number Units
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![Two spaceships A and B are exploring a new planet. Relative to this planet, spaceship A has a speed of 0.60c, and spaceship B has a
speed of 0.78c. What is the ratio DA/DB of the values for the planet's diameter that each spaceship measures in a direction that is
parallel to its motion?
Number
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Transcribed Image Text:Two spaceships A and B are exploring a new planet. Relative to this planet, spaceship A has a speed of 0.60c, and spaceship B has a
speed of 0.78c. What is the ratio DA/DB of the values for the planet's diameter that each spaceship measures in a direction that is
parallel to its motion?
Number
Units
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