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 1.12c.

The rocket's rest length is 164 m.

An observer flying by measured the rocket to be 137 m long.

A rocket flying towards the Sun at 0.98c measured the speed of the photons (particles of light) emitted by the Sun to be 0.72c.

An inertial reference frame had an acceleration of 19 m/s2. The proper time interval between two events was measured to be 300 s. The time interval between the same two events (as measured by an observer not in the proper frame) was 317 s.

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The rocket's speed was measured to be 1.12c. A rocket flying towards the Sun at 0.98c measured the speed of the photons (particles of light) emitted by the Sun to be 0.72c. These are IMPOSSIBLE

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