An interstellar cruise ship races by a Martian spaceport. Accordingto galactic r

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An interstellar cruise ship races by a Martian spaceport. Accordingto galactic regulations, the safety strobe lights on the ship'sbridge are supposed to blink every 1.50 seconds. A rookiepolicemartian, based on the planet, issues a ticket, claiming hemeasured the time interval between blinks as 1.77seconds. You are called upon by the indignant captain to explainthe discrepancy, who maintains that her lights are fully compliantwith code. What spacecraft speed will show both the captain andpolicemartian to be correct?

Explanation / Answer

1.16=1/(1–V²/c²)
1–V²/c²=.862
V²/c²=.138
V/C =.371
V= CALCULATE....... IT ....I GUESS IT WILL BE AROUND 1.08 x 10 ^ 7 OR 10 ^8

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