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jerry coleman

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A knight on horseback holds a 10-m lance. The horse can run at 0.78c. (It wins most of its races) How long will the lance appear to a person that is standing still on the ground as the horse runs past?
 a. 7.1 m
  c. 10 m
  b. 15 m
  d. 6.3 m

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The short lifetime of muons created in the upper atmosphere of the Earth would not allow them to reach the surface of the Earth unless their lifetime increased by time dilation. From the reference system of the muons, the muons can reach the surface of the Earth because:
 a. time dilation increases their energy.
  b. time dilation increases their velocity.
  c. the relativistic speed of the Earth toward them is added to their velocity.
  d. length contraction decreases the distance to the Earth.


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

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Answer to Question 2

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jerry coleman

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Reply #2 on: Jul 28, 2018
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