Which of the following statements are IMPOSSIBLE? Choose all that apply. The roc

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Which of the following statements are IMPOSSIBLE? Choose all that apply.

The rocket's speed was measured to be 0.29c.

The rocket's rest length is 533 m. An observer flying by measured the rocket to be 409 m long.

A rocket flying away from the Sun at 0.45c measured the speed of the photons (particles of light) emitted by the Sun to be c.

An inertial reference frame had an acceleration of 9.8 m/s2.

The proper time interval between two events was measured to be 207 s. The time interval between the same two events (as measured by an observer not in the proper frame) was 304 s.

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the following statements are IMPOSSIBLE: The proper time interval between two events was measured to be 207 s. The time interval between the same two events (as measured by an observer not in the proper frame) was 304 s.

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