Homework Help: College Physics

Posted by Nicole on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 4:54pm.

A Borg cube starship is zooming past Earth with a speed v=0.97c as shown. The cube has side lengths of 3.03 km. What is its volume, measured from Earth?

Can someone step me through this problem?

College Physics - bobpursley, Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 5:12pm
From Earth?

volume= ( 3.03/lorentzfactor)^3
College Physics - Nicole, Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 5:21pm
I'm confused
College Physics - bobpursley, Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 5:33pm
Look in your text, under Lorentz Factor.
College Physics - Nicole, Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 5:37pm
ok
College Physics - Alex, Friday, October 1, 2010 at 2:04pm
i got 4.11 and it was wrong, also im not sure what units to use.

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