The change spatial distance between 2 events

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The spatial distance between two events in different inertial frames of reference is not invariant, as established by the principles of Einstein's Relativity Theory. Observers in different frames measure distances differently due to the effects of length contraction and time dilation. Specifically, an observer moving at a certain velocity relative to a stationary frame will perceive the spatial separation of events differently than an observer at rest. This discrepancy can be quantitatively analyzed using Lorentz transformations.

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Hello! I am new in Relativity theory and i met somewhere that they say that the spatial distance between two events in two different inertia frames of reference is not the same. Did anyone meet this before. So how can one show that inequality.
I am thinking about the contraction of length when the observer is in a moving frame with a certain speed relative to a frame at rest. But as i think this can be used when both of the events are in one frame and the observer in the other.
please help!
 
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