A rocket ship is 87.0 m in length when measured before leaving the launching pad.What would its velocity be if a ground observer measured its length as 62.0 m while it is in flight? (c = 3.00 × 108 m/s)
A) 1.61 × 108 m/s
B) 2.14 × 108 m/s
C) 1.48 × 108 m/s
D) 2.10 × 108 m/s
E) 1.91 × 108 m/s
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