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A spaceship whose rest length is 350 m has a speed of 0.82c with respect to...

A spaceship whose rest length is 350 m has a speed of 0.82c with respect to a certain

reference frame. A micrometeorite, also with a speed of 0.82c in this frame, passes the

spaceship on an antiparallel track. How long does it take this object to pass the ship as

measured on the ship?

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