Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 36 - Relativity - Exercises and Problems - Page 1098: 17

Answer

$v = 0.866~c$

Work Step by Step

Let $t' = 1~s$ and let $t_0 = 0.5~s$. We can find the required speed in the moving reference frame: $t' = \gamma~t_0$ $t' = \frac{1}{\sqrt{1-\frac{v^2}{c^2}}}~t_0$ $\sqrt{1-\frac{v^2}{c^2}} = \frac{t_0}{t'}$ $1-\frac{v^2}{c^2} = (\frac{t_0}{t'})^2$ $\frac{v^2}{c^2} = 1-(\frac{t_0}{t'})^2$ $v^2 = [1-(\frac{t_0}{t'})^2] \times c^2$ $v = \sqrt{1-(\frac{t_0}{t'})^2}~\times c$ $v = \sqrt{1-(\frac{0.5~s}{1~s})^2}~\times c$ $v = \sqrt{0.75}~\times c$ $v = 0.866~c$
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