Saturday, January 18, 2014

check out this question

1.                             1.    A cubical box of edge 0.5-m flies past us at a speed of 0.80 c.  If one edge of the box is parallel to its motion, determine the volume of the box that we measure from the Earth

One)              0.025 m3      
Two)              0.045 m3        
Three)          0.027 m3          
Four)             0.125 m3      
Five)      0.075 m3


Twin Paradox- Concept which challenges common sense

1.    A and B are twin brothers of 10 year age.   A makes a round trip to a galaxy 100 Light years away with a speed of 0.85 C, while B remains on the earth.  What is the age difference between A and B when they meet again?