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A fellow astronaut passes by you in a spacecraft traveling at a high speed. The astronaut...

A fellow astronaut passes by you in a spacecraft traveling at a high speed. The astronaut tells you that his craft is 21.7 m long and that the identical craft you are sitting in is 16.5 m long.

(a) According to your observation, how long is your craft?
m

(b) According to your observation, how long is the astronaut's craft?
m

(c) According to your observation, what is the speed of the astronaut's craft relative to your craft?

c

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