A spaceship is moving between two distant stars at 0.932c.To someone in the ship,the distance between the two stars appears to be What is the distance between the stars in the rest frame of the stars?
A) 74.2 ly
B) 9.75 ly
C) 21.5 ly
D) 56.5 ly

Question

A spaceship is moving between two distant stars at 0.932c.To someone in the ship,the distance between the two stars appears to be  What is the distance between the stars in the rest frame of the stars?
A) 74.2 ly 
B) 9.75 ly 
C) 21.5 ly 
D) 56.5 ly

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The Answer is A

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