Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
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Chapter 37 - Relativity - Problems - Page 1147: 26

Answer

$\Delta t_{min}=2.4\mu s$

Work Step by Step

We know that; $\Delta t=\frac{\Delta x}{v}$ As the maximum speed is the speed of light so the minimum $\Delta t$ can be determined as; $\Delta t_{min}=\frac{x_2-x_1}{v}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $\Delta t_{min}=\frac{1200-480}{3\times 10^8}=2.4\times 10^{-6}=2.4\mu s$
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