Read the following dream interpretation and answer the question that follows.
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Answer:
Explanation:
consider the mass of each train car be m
m₁ = m₂ = m₃ = m
speed of the three identical train
u₁ = u₂ = u₃ = 1.8 m/s
m₄ = m u₄ = 4.5 m/s
m₅ = m u₅ = 0 (initial velocity )
final velocity
v₁ = v₂ = v₃ = v₄ = v₅ = v
using conservation of momentum
m₁u₁ + m₂u₂ + m₃u₃ + m₄u₄ + m₅u₅ = m₁v₁ + m₂v₂ + m₃v₃ + m₄v₄ + m₅v₅
m (1.8 + 1.8 + 1.8 +4.5) = 5 m v
Answer:
The observer sees the space-probe 9.055m long.
Explanation:
Let be the length of the space-probe when measured at rest, and
be its length as observed by an observer moving at velocity
, then
Now, we know that and
, and putting these into
we get:
Thus, an observer moving at 0.95c observes the space-probe to be 9.055m long.