Spaceship Solange passes spaceship Hari with a relative velocity of 0.6c.An astronaut aboard Hari observes the length of Solange to be 30.5 m.The astronauts aboard Solange claim that the length of their spaceship is
A)18.3 m
B)24.4 m
C)30.5 m
D)38.1 m
E)39.6 m

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The length contraction formula is L = L0 * sqrt(1 - v^2/c^2). Given L = 30.5 m and v = 0.6c, solving for L0 gives approximately 38.1 m.

Spaceship Solange Passes Spaceship Hari with a Relative Velocity of 0.6c.An