# Special Theory of Relativity

## Homework Statement

A carpenter on a space statopn has constructed a 30 degress ramp. A rocket moves past the space station with a relative speed f 0.730c in a direction parallel to the horizontal. What does a person above the ocker measure for the angle of the ramp?

## Homework Equations

sine and cosine relations
L(m) = L(s)sqrt. 1-v^2/c^2

## The Attempt at a Solution

I havent been able to simplify far enough to get an angle. I'm not to sure about which length is L(m) or L(s) and I assumed that the angle that the rocker would measure would be from L(m) and H(m), but i arrive at a different answer. The answer is supposed to be 40.2 degrees.

malawi_glenn
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can you show the work you did in detail. Otherwise you wont get help.

Hootenanny
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Edit: Sorry MG, I didn't see your post there.

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does the heigh always stay the same regargless of weather it is starionaty or moveing?

Umm.. so i took another look and i decided to use trig ratios and solve for moveing length and let relativeistic length be root. 3

Hootenanny
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