Spaceship A has proper length $100 m$ , and ship $B$ has a proper length $50 m$ . They pass an observer on Earth, both moving in the same direction but with different speeds. The observer measures both ships'lengths to be $42 m$ . How fast is each moving?

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Spaceship A has proper length

100 m

, and ship

B

has a proper length

50 m

. They pass an observer on Earth, both moving in the same direction but with different speeds. The observer measures both ships'lengths to be

42 m

. How fast is each moving?

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Question Text	Spaceship A has proper length $100 m$ , and ship $B$ has a proper length $50 m$ . They pass an observer on Earth, both moving in the same direction but with different speeds. The observer measures both ships'lengths to be $42 m$ . How fast is each moving?
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Subject	Physics
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