Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 37 - Relativity - Problems - Page 1147: 23b

Answer

The clock reads $~~8.00\times 10^{-7}~s$

Work Step by Step

We can calculate the time it takes in the rest frame: $t = \frac{180~m}{(0.600)(3.0\times 10^8~m/s)} = 1.00\times 10^{-6}~s$ We can find the time in the clock frame of reference: $t' = \gamma~[(1.00\times 10^{-6}~s)-\frac{(0.600~c)(180~m)}{c^2}]$ $t' = 1.25~[(1.00\times 10^{-6}~s)-\frac{(0.600)(180~m)}{3.0\times 10^8~m/s}]$ $t' = 1.25~(1.00\times 10^{-6}~s-0.360\times 10^{-6}~s)$ $t' = 8.00\times 10^{-7}~s$ The clock reads $~~8.00\times 10^{-7}~s$
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