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    Time dilation difference of astronaut problem

    I just tried it and it works now. I calculated it directly with the calculator and I got about the same answer you got. Before, when I took the time difference, I ended up with 1.3E6 - 1.3E6, instead of 1.3E6 - 1 300 000.00039. It was the .00039 that messed me up. Again, thanks a lot for...
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    Time dilation difference of astronaut problem

    Oh thank you so much b/c I was wondering what I did wrong! I used a TI-83 graphing calculator to solve this problem, so it must have rounded the number off too much.
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    Time dilation difference of astronaut problem

    I have a question regarding time dilation: An astronaut travels at a speed of 7800 m/s relative to the earth. According to a clock on earth, the trip lasts 15 days. Determine the difference (in seconds) between the time recorded by the Earth clock and the astronaut’s clock. Now I took the...
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