I got the answer for part a. I just need to know how to set up part b. A spacecr

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I got the answer for part a. I just need to know how to set up part b.

A spacecraft of the Trade Federation flies past the planet Corus at a speed of 0.600c. A scientist on Comscant measures the length of the moving spacecraft to be 74.0 m and its height to be 48.0m. The spacecraft later lands on Corus cant and the same scientist measures the length of the now stationary spacecraft.

A) What while landed, what value does she report as its length measurement?

I set up the equation liek this:

lo=l/1-u2/c2= 74.0m/1-(0.600c/c2)= 92.5m

B) For B would I just set up the same equation??

Explanation / Answer

For the part b the height of the space craft does not changes as the craft travells along its length. So the relativistic correction should be made for the length only.

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