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Homework Statement
Samantha, Tom, and Roberta are triplets.
(i) Samantha is an airline pilot who flies along a straight flight path at 300 ms-1 for 80 hours per month (in her rest frame). How much younger will she be than her brother Tom (who handles baggage at the airport) when she retires after 30 years?
Homework Equations
Time dilation formula
The Attempt at a Solution
Use the time dilation formula t = γt0, where t is the time in the moving frame (that of Tom) and t0 is the time in the rest frame (that of Samantha).
t0 = (3600*80*12*30) = 103680000 s
v = 300 ms-1
Therefore, t = t0 + (51.84 ms), using the binomial expansion in the calculation.
So, Samantha will be 51.84 ms younger when she retires after thirty years.
Could you please confirm if I am right?