An armada of spaceships that is 1.00ly long (in its rest frame) moves with speed 0.800c relative

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An armada of spaceships that is 1.00ly long (in its rest frame) moves with speed 0.800c relative to a ground station in frame S. A messenger travels from the rear of the armada to the front with a speed of 0.950c relative to S. How long does the trip take as measured?

(a) In the messenger's rest frame,

(b) In the armada's rest frame, and

(c) By an observer in frame S?

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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0471758013

8th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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