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neelbansal123
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New user has been reminded to please always show their work on schoolwork problems.
- Homework Statement
- You are on a spacecraft traveling away from the earth at 0.75 c. A beacon on earth flashes exactly once per second.
From the point of view of a person on earth, what is the time between one flash reaching your ship and the next?
Answer- 4 seconds
From your point of view, what is the time between one flash reaching your ship and the next?
Answer 2.6 seconds
No matter how I solve it I do not get the answers mastering physics says are correct. Any ideas?
- Relevant Equations
- Speed of light constant 3x10^8
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