Earth and Sun are 8.3 light minutes apart, as measured in their rest frame. (a) Whats the

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Earth and Sun are 8.3 light minutes apart, as measured in their rest frame.
(a) What’s the speed of a spacecraft that makes the trip in 5.0 min according to its on-board clocks?
(b) What’s the trip time as measured by clocks in the Earth–Sun reference frame?

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Essential University Physics

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3rd Edition Volume 2

Authors: Richard Wolfsonby

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