Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 37 - Relativity - Problems - Page 1150: 69i

Answer

Event 2 occurs first.

Work Step by Step

Event 2: The rear door reaches the front bumper at $t_{c2} = -1.01\times 10^{-7}~s$ Event 1: The front door reaches the rear bumper at $t_{c1} = 0$, which is after the rear door reached the front bumper. Therefore, event 2 occurs first.
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