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mechanism on Earth used to shoot down geosynchronous satellites that house laser-based w...

mechanism on Earth used to shoot down geosynchronous satellites that house laser-based weapons is fi nally perfected and propels golf balls at 0.94c. (Geosynchronous satellites are placed 3.58 x 104 km above the surface of the Earth.) (a) What is the distance from the Earth to the satellite, as measured by a detector placed inside the golf ball? (b) How much time will it take the golf ball to make the journey to the satellite in the Earth’s frame? How much time will it take in the golf ball’s frame?

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