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Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
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Chapter 36, Problem 6P
(II) In an Earth reference frame, a star is 56 light-years away. How fast would you have to travel so that to you the distance would be only 35 light-years?
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