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Question:
What is the percent length contraction of an aircraft traveling at Mach 2?
So, we know that Mach 2= 680.58 m/s
and that L'=L[tex]\sqrt{1-(v/c)^2}[/tex]
If you divide over the L to get:
L'/L=[tex]\sqrt{1-(v/c)^2}[/tex]=% length contraction
Plug-n-chug from here to get:
L'/L=[tex]\sqrt{1-(680.58/c)^2}[/tex]
=[tex]\sqrt{1-(5.15X10^-12)}[/tex]
=[tex]\sqrt{1}[/tex]
=1
Is this correct? It only contracts 1%?
What is the percent length contraction of an aircraft traveling at Mach 2?
So, we know that Mach 2= 680.58 m/s
and that L'=L[tex]\sqrt{1-(v/c)^2}[/tex]
If you divide over the L to get:
L'/L=[tex]\sqrt{1-(v/c)^2}[/tex]=% length contraction
Plug-n-chug from here to get:
L'/L=[tex]\sqrt{1-(680.58/c)^2}[/tex]
=[tex]\sqrt{1-(5.15X10^-12)}[/tex]
=[tex]\sqrt{1}[/tex]
=1
Is this correct? It only contracts 1%?