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A Rectangular Box in a Rocket Travelling Past the Earth

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A rectangular box in a rocket travelling past the Earth at 0.50 c appears to people on the Earth to be a perfect cube,0.50 m on a side.What is the proper volume of the box?


A) 0.11 m3
B) 0.12 m3
C) 0.14 m3
D) 0.18 m3
E) 0.19 m3

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