According to special relativity, what is the speed of light measured in a space ship traveling at 0.40 c?

A. 0.60 c
B. 1.4 c
C. 0.86 c
D. 1.0 c
E. None of these choices are correct.


D. 1.0 c

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A transformer for a laptop computer converts a 120-V input to a 24-V output. Compared with the number of turns on the primary coil, the secondary has

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