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The Proper Mean Lifetime of a Muon Is 2

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The proper mean lifetime of a muon is 2.2 × 10-6 s. A beam of muons is moving with speed 0.6c relative to an inertial observer. Approximately how far will a muon in the beam travel, on average, before it decays?


A) 288 m
B) 360 m
C) 500 m
D) 600 m
E) 800 m

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