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You are traveling at close to the speed of light, on your way back to Earth from a distant star. In your own reference system of the space ship, compared with the reference system of Earth,
 a. the travel time to Earth is shorter and the distance to Earth is the same.
  b. the travel time to Earth is longer and the distance to Earth is the same.
  c. the travel time to Earth is shorter and the distance to Earth is longer.
  d. the travel time to Earth is longer and the distance to Earth is longer.
  e. the travel time to Earth is shorter and the distance to Earth is shorter.

Question 2

This graph shows the adjustment factor versus the ratio of the speed of the system or object to the speed of light. The graph implies that, if travel at speed c were possible, a clock traveling at the speed of light would stop.
 a. True.
  b. False.
  c. It is impossible to know.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

e

Answer to Question 2

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bclement10

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Reply #2 on: Jul 28, 2018
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