As measured in Earth's rest frame, a spaceship traveling at 0.9640c takes 10.5 y to travel betwe

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As measured in Earth's rest frame, a spaceship traveling at 0.9640c takes 10.5 y to travel between two planets that are not moving relative to each other. How long does the trip take as measured by someone on the spaceship? A) 28.8 y B) 2.79 y C) 6.83 y D) 39.5 y

          As measured in Earth's rest frame, a spaceship traveling at 0.9640c takes 10.5 y to travel between two planets that are not moving relative to each other. How long does the trip take as measured by someone on the spaceship?
A) 28.8 y B) 2.79 y C) 6.83 y D) 39.5 y

As measured in Earth's rest frame, a spaceship traveling at 0.9640c takes 10.5 y to travel between two planets that are not moving relative to each other. How long does the trip take as measured by someone on the spaceship?
A) 28.8 y B) 2.79 y C) 6.83 y D) 39.5 y

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As measured in Earth's rest frame, a spaceship traveling at 0.9640c takes 10.5 y to travel between two planets that are not moving relative to each other. How long does the trip take as measured by someone on the spaceship? A) 28.8 y B) 2.79 y C) 6.83 y D) 39.5 y