•• A meter stick is moving with speed relative to a frame S. (a) What is...

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•• A meter stick is moving with speed relative to a frame S. (a)What is the stick’s length, as measured by observers in S, if thestick is parallel to its velocity v? (b) What if the stick isperpendicular to v? (c)What if the stick is at to v, as seen in thestick’s rest frame? [HINT: You can imagine that the meterstick isthe hypotenuse of a 30–60–90 triangle of plywood.] (d) What if thestick is at 60° to v, as measured in S?

Not hand-writing please (only if it is very clear).

I only need part c and d.


speed is 0.8c

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C We know that the length of the moving object will becontracted If the original length of the rod is    See Answer
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