17.7 Motion’s Effect on Space: Mathematical Form - World Science U

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17.7 Motion’s Effect on Space: Mathematical Form

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Module 17: Motion's Effect on Space: Mathematical Form - Problem 1

You travel to a star 10,000 light-years away (in Earth’s frame of reference) at a speed of $0.99c$ .

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1. Question
How long does it take to get there from your perspective, and how far a distance is it?
- 1. 1,010 years; 1,001 light-years
- 2. 1,010 years; 10,001 light-years
- 3. 1,411 years; 1,425 light-years
- 4. 1,425 years; 1,411 light-years
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