Question: A friend speeds by you in her Ferrari spacecraft at a speed of 0.660c. It is measured in your frame to be 4.80m long

A friend speeds by you in her ‘’ Ferrari’’ spacecraft at a speed of 0.660c. It is measured in your frame to be 4.80m long and 1.25m high.
(a) What will be its length and height at rest?
(b) How many seconds would you say elapsed on your friend’s watch when 20.0s passed on yours?
(c) How fast did you appear to be traveling according to your friend?
(d) How many seconds would elapse on your watch when she saw 20.0s pass on hers?

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