Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 37 - Relativity - Problems - Page 1146: 16a

Answer

The spatial coordinate of the event according to S' is $~~x' = 0$

Work Step by Step

We can find $\gamma$: $\gamma = \frac{1}{1-\beta^2}$ $\gamma = \frac{1}{1-0.400^2}$ $\gamma = 1.09$ We can find the spatial coordinate $x'$: $x' = \gamma~(x-vt)$ $x' = 1.09~[3.00\times 10^8~m-(0.400)(3.0\times 10^8~m/s)(2.50~s)]$ $x' = 0$ The spatial coordinate of the event according to S' is $~~x' = 0$
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