Time Dilation: As measured in Earth's rest frame, a spaceship traveling at 0.9640c takes 10.5 y to travel between two planets that are not moving relative to each other. How long does the trip take as measured by someone on the spaceship?

A. 2.79 y
B. 6.82 y
C. 39.5 y
D. 28.8 y


Answer: A

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