<PRE><B>Question 1043708</B>
The length contraction (L) is calculated from the following formula
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L = Lo / ( 1 / square root(1 - (v^2 / c^2)) ) where c is the speed of light
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L = 1.5 / ( 1 / square root( 1 - ((7.37e8)^2 / (9.82e8)^2) )
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note that Lo = 18 inches = 1.5 feet,
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c = 186,000 miles per second =
186000 times 5280 (feet in a mile) = 9.82e8 feet per second,
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(3/4) times 9.82e8 =  7.37e8 feet per second
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L = 1.5 / (1 / square root (1 - 0.5625)) = 1.5 / (1 / 0.6614) = 0.9921 foot
The relativistic length of the cat is approx 0.9921 foot or 11.9 inches
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