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Chapter 36: Q. 55 (page 1061)
Two rockets, A and B, approach the earth from opposite directions at speed 0.80c. The length of each rocket measured in its rest frame is 100 m. What is the length of rocket A as measured by the crew of rocket B?
The length of rocket A as measured by the crew of rocket B 22 m.
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