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A rocket fires a projectile at a speed of 0.95c (relative to the rocket) while traveling past the Earth. An earthbound scientist measures the projectile's speed to be 0.90c. What was the rocket's speed as a fraction of c?

Nov 21, 2020

so what is the contraction factor?

Nov 21, 2020

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