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A meter stick hurtles through space at a speed of 0.95c relative to you, with its...

A meter stick hurtles through space at a speed of 0.95c relative to you, with its length perpendicular to the direction of motion. You measure its length to be equal to

-0.05m

- 0m

-1.00m

-1,05 m

0.95m

0 0
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Answer #1

If the meter stick were traveling at 95% of the speed of light with its length perpendicular to the direction of motion, its length would still be 1 meter. Length contraction only occurs in the direction of motion, so the meter stick would be one-tenth of its thickness in this situation

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Answer #2

The answer is 1 m. Thanks for wrong answers guys.

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