University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.38DQ
Suppose you are in a rocket with no windows, traveling in deep space far from other objects. Without looking outside the rocket or making any contact with the outside world, explain how you could determine whether the rocket is (a) moving forward at a constant 80% of the
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