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thenewbosco
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Here is the problem and my solution,
Two spaceships each measuring 100m in its own rest frame, pass by each other traveling in opposite directions. Instruments on board spaceship A determine that the front of spaceship B takes 5x10^-6 s to traverse the full length of A.
a) what is the relative velocity of the two spaceships
b) how much time elapses on a clock on spaceship B as it traverses the full length of A?
So for this i thought that since A is doing the measurement, it takes 5 x 10^-6 s for B to pass 100 m. Since according to A, it is still 100m. then the velocity is just 100/5 x 10^-6. is this correct?
then i took this speed and put it into the time dilation equation with the 5x10^-6s to get the answer for part b.
is this correct and if not how should i go about this problem, thanks.
Two spaceships each measuring 100m in its own rest frame, pass by each other traveling in opposite directions. Instruments on board spaceship A determine that the front of spaceship B takes 5x10^-6 s to traverse the full length of A.
a) what is the relative velocity of the two spaceships
b) how much time elapses on a clock on spaceship B as it traverses the full length of A?
So for this i thought that since A is doing the measurement, it takes 5 x 10^-6 s for B to pass 100 m. Since according to A, it is still 100m. then the velocity is just 100/5 x 10^-6. is this correct?
then i took this speed and put it into the time dilation equation with the 5x10^-6s to get the answer for part b.
is this correct and if not how should i go about this problem, thanks.