Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Number Theory and the Real Number System - 5.4 The Irrational Numbers - Exercise Set 5.4 - Page 298: 84

Answer

The aging rate of astronaut is $0.6{{R}_{f}}$ and the astronaut is gone for $60$ weeks.

Work Step by Step

Consider the provided formula, ${{R}_{a}}={{R}_{f}}\sqrt{1-{{\left( \frac{v}{c} \right)}^{2}}}$ Substitute $v=0.8c$ in equation (I) and find ${{R}_{a}}$, that is., $\begin{align} & {{R}_{a}}={{R}_{f}}\sqrt{1-{{\left( \frac{0.8c}{c} \right)}^{2}}} \\ & ={{R}_{f}}\sqrt{1-0.64} \\ & ={{R}_{f}}\sqrt{0.36} \\ & =0.6{{R}_{f}} \end{align}$ Therefore, the aging rate is${{R}_{a}}=0.6{{R}_{f}}$ Now, to find the number of weeks for which astronaut is gone. Substitute $100$ for ${{R}_{f}}$ in equation (I) and find ${{R}_{a}}$, that is., $\begin{align} & {{R}_{a}}=100\times \left( 0.6 \right) \\ & =60 \end{align}$
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