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As observed on earth, a certain type of bacteria is known to doublein number every 27.3 hours. Two cultures of these bacteria areprepared, each consisting initially of one bacterium. One cultureis left on earth and the other placed on a rocket that travels at aspeed of 0.787c relative to the earth. At a time when theearthbound culture has grown to 32 bacteria, how many bacteria arein the culture on the rocket, according to an earth-basedobserver?
As observed on earth, a certain type of bacteria is known to doublein number every 27.3 hours. Two cultures of these bacteria areprepared, each consisting initially of one bacterium. One cultureis left on earth and the other placed on a rocket that travels at aspeed of 0.787c relative to the earth. At a time when theearthbound culture has grown to 32 bacteria, how many bacteria arein the culture on the rocket, according to an earth-basedobserver?
Nestor RutherfordLv2
7 Jul 2019
