Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 37 - Relativity - Problems - Page 1147: 31

Answer

$t = 1.2\times 10^{-6}~s$

Work Step by Step

Let $u'$ be the speed of the micrometeorite relative to the reference frame Then $u' = 0.82c$ Let $v$ be the speed of the reference frame relative to the ship Then $v = 0.82c$ We can find $u$: $u = \frac{u'+v}{1+u'~v/c^2}$ $u = \frac{0.82c+0.82c}{1+(0.82c)(0.82c)/c^2}$ $u = 0.98c$ The speed of the micrometeorite relative to the ship is $0.98~c$ We can find the time it takes to pass the ship: $t = \frac{350~m}{(0.98)(3.0\times 10^8~m/s)}$ $t = 1.2\times 10^{-6}~s$
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