In their common rest frame, two stars are 90.0 light-years (ly) apart. If they are 12.0 ly apart as measured by the navigator in a spaceship traveling between them, how fast is the spaceship moving? Express your answer in terms of c

A) 0.991c
B) 0.986c
C) 0.980c
D) 0.972c


Answer: A

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