Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 37 - Relativity - Problems - Page 1147: 21g

Answer

Since the required speed is faster than the speed of light, it is not possible that one event caused the other event.

Work Step by Step

We can calculate the required speed for information to travel to allow one of the events to cause the other event: $v_{req} =\frac{\Delta x}{\Delta t} = \frac{400~m}{1.00\times 10^{-6}~s} = 4.0\times 10^8~m/s$ Since the required speed is faster than the speed of light, it is not possible that one event caused the other event.
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