QUESTION

Liew and Ramzi are travelling in their respective rockets towards each other as shown in Figure 1. A measurement done by Noraza, a mission controller on earth, showed the following data:

Variables

Liew’s Rocket

Ramzi’s rocket

Speed

0.8c

0.6c

Length

50 m

80 m

  1. According to Liew, what is the
    1. length of Ramzi’s rocket?
    2. velocity of Ramzi’s rocket?
  2. During the measurement, Noraza found that the rockets are 2.52 × 1012 m away from each other. If Ramzi has only 90 minutes to save himself and Liew, will there be a tragic loss of lives? Justify your answer.

Public Answer

K86FCV The First Answerer