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The International Space Federation constructs a new spaceship that can travel at a speed of 0.980c. Mary, the astronaut, boards the spaceship to travel to Barnards star, which is the second nearest star to our solar system after Alpha Centauri and is 5.98 ly away. After reaching Barnards star, the spaceship travels slowly around the star system for 6 years doing research before returning back to Earth. (a) How much time does the journey take? years (b) How much older is her twin Frank when she returns? 42.33x years

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velocity of spaceship-v-0.980c distance to alpha centauri -s-5.98 ly total time spend by the space shipduring the entire trip measured from space ship frameh tshin 6.0 years+ t time taken by shipfor toand fro journey to star-2t212.2 years ship 2.428 yeras sh6.0+ 2.428 -8.428 years b) total time of voyage from Mary (spaceship) frame8.428 years total time of voyage from frank frame(earth frame)k 6.0ears+ 12.2 years 18.20 years age difference between mary and frank when she returnstfank tnary-9 which mean frank is 9.772 years older than her twin Mary 9.772 years

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