Very Relativity problem(True or False)?

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Very URGENT!Relativity problem(True or False)??

Homework Statement


YOu have a meter stick located at rest along y axis. Another person moving along x-axis
will measure the length of meter stick to be less than 1 meter.

Homework Equations


lorentz contraction


The Attempt at a Solution


I think it's true..but my friend said it's false...Is it true or false?
 
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I believe an object only experiences contraction in the direction of motion. The y-axis will not contract if the observer is moving in the x-direction.

False ; )