This means that one third of the height cannot be more than 100 / 150 = 2/3 of a foot. That makes the height about 2 ft, much less than the reported 25 ft.

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There are two twins. One twin wants to explore the planet near Proxima Centauri and leaves on a spaceship traveling at 90% of th

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Answer:

<em>4.7 years</em>

Step-by-step explanation:

Distance of planet from Earth = 1.3 parsec

We know that 1 parsec = 3.26 light years

And a light year is the distance traveled by light in time period of 1 year.

So, Distance of planet from Earth = 1.3 $\times$ 3.26 = 4.24 light years

Given that, the person travels at a speed equal to 90% of the light speed.

To travel to the planet from Earth, Light takes 4.24 years.

To travel the distance $D$ , at a speed $s$ light takes time of 4.24 years.

To travel the distance $D$ , at a speed $0.90s$ , the person takes time:

$\dfrac{4.24}{0.90} = \bold{4.7\ years}$

So, the twin on Earth ages by <em>4.7 years.</em>

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