Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 29 - Relativity - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 1042: 33

Answer

$72^{\circ}$

Work Step by Step

We can find the required angle as follows: $x^{\prime}=\sqrt{1-v^2/c^2}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $x^{\prime}=3.0\sqrt{1-(0.90)^2}$ $x^{\prime}=1.3m$ Now, $tan\theta=\frac{y}{x^{\prime}}$ $\implies \theta=tan^{-1}\frac{y}{x^{\prime}}$ $\theta=tan^{-1}\frac{4.0}{1.3}=72^{\circ}$
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