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A space craft is moving relative to the earth , an observer on the earth finds that, between 1pm and 2pm according to her clock, 3601 seconds elapse on the space craft clock . What is the space craft speed relative to the earth?c=2.998×10^8ms

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The speed of the space craft relative to the earth is given as: 0.024c. This is solved using the the equation for time dilation.

What is time dilation?

Time dilation is the "slowing down" of a clock as determined by an observer in relative motion with regard to that clock under the theory of special relativity.

The formula is given as :

Δt = [Δr]/ √ 1 - (v²/c²)

Thus,

v = c√1 - (Δr/Δt)²

= c √(1 - (3600/3601)²

v = 0.024c

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