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// Scilab Code Ex4.2: Page-233 (2008)
clc; clear;
c = 3e+008; // Speed of light in vacuum, m/s
v = 3e+007; // Speed of metre rod, m/s
L0 = 1; // Actual length of the rod, m
L = L0*sqrt(1-v^2/c^2); // Apparent length of rod from Lorentz transformation, m
printf("\nThe apparent length of rod realtive to the observer = %5.3f m", L);
// Result
// The apparent length of rod realtive to the observer = 0.995 m
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