Question
A Borg cube starship is zooming past Earth with a speed v=0.97c as shown. The cube has side lengths of 3.03 km. What is its volume, measured from Earth?
Can someone step me through this problem?
Can someone step me through this problem?
Answers
bobpursley
From Earth?
volume= ( 3.03/lorentzfactor)^3
volume= ( 3.03/lorentzfactor)^3
Nicole
I'm confused
bobpursley
Look in your text, under Lorentz Factor.
Alex
i got 4.11 and it was wrong, also im not sure what units to use.