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The proper mean lifetime of a muon is `2.2xx10^(-6)`s. A beam of muons is moving with speed 0.6c relative to an inertial observer. How far will a muon in the beam travel, on average, before it decays?

A

288m

B

500m

C

360m

D

600m

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