A spear is thrown at you at a very high speed. As it passes, you measure its length as one-half its normal length. From this measurement, you conclude that the moving spear's mass must be
A) one-half its rest mass.
B) twice its rest mass.
C) four times its rest mass.
D) zero.
B
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