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A micrometeorite, also with a speed of 0.82c in this frame, passes the spaceship on an antiparallel track. how long does it take this object to pass the ship as measured on the ship?

2007-12-25 15:35:40 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Physics

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Approximately 1.2 microseconds.
Relative speed works out to be 0.98c,
using Vrel=(V1+V2)/(1+V1*V2/c^2), where c=3*10^8m/s, and V1=V2=0.82c.
Time=Distance/Vrel, where Distance=350m.

2007-12-25 17:22:14 · answer #1 · answered by connie_z 1 · 5 0

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