As the drawing shows, a carpenter on a space station has constructed a 30.0° ramp. A rocket moves past the space station with a relative speed of 0.773c in a direction parallel to side x. What does a person aboard the rocket measure for the angle of the ramp? Number i Units 30.0°

As the drawing shows, a carpenter on a space station has constructed a 30.0° ramp. A rocket moves past the space station with a relative speed of 0.773c in a direction parallel to side x. What does a person aboard the rocket measure for the angle of the ramp? Number i Units 30.0°

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