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Answer:
<em>0.97c</em>
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Explanation:
From the relativistic equation for length contraction, we have
= 
where
is the final length of the object
is the original length of the object before contraction
β = 
where v is the speed of the object
c is the speed of light in free space = 3 x 10^8 m/s
The equation can be re-written as
/
= 
For the length to contract to one-fourth of the proper length, then
/
= 1/4
substituting into the equation, we'll have
1/4 = 
substituting for β, we'll have
1/4 = 
squaring both side of the equation, we'll have
1/16 = 1 - 
= 1 - 1/16
= 15/16
square root both sides of the equation, we have
v/c = 0.968
v = <em>0.97c</em>
If you sight Polaris at 20 degrees above your Northern Horizon then you know that your latitude is 20 degrees north of the equator.
To determine the diameter of the earth in metres first multiply the original value by 2.
6378 X 2 = 12 756 km.
Then convert km - m
1 km = 1000 m
12 756 km = ? m
12 756 • 1000 = 12 756 000 = 12 756 000 m or 1.2756 X 10 ^ 7 m
The final solution for the diameter is 1.2756 X 10 ^ 7 m.