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Date November 2019 Marks available [Maximum mark: 2] Reference code 19N.3.SL.TZ0.a(i)
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19N.3.SL.TZ0.a(i)

A train is moving across a bridge with a speed v = 0.40c. Observer A is at rest in the train. Observer B is at rest with respect to the bridge.

The length of the bridge LB according to observer B is 2.0 km.

Calculate, for observer A, the length LA of the bridge

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γ=1.09

LA=«2.01.09=» 1.8 «km» ✔