Use Einstein’s special-relativity equation

described in the Blitzer Bonus on page 47, to solve this exercise. You are moving at 90% of the speed of light. Substitute 0.9c for v, your velocity, in the equation. What is your aging rate, correct to two decimal places, relative to a friend on Earth? If you are gone for 44 weeks, approximately how many weeks have passed for your friend?

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Ra R₁ = R 1 2