Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 37 - Relativity - Questions - Page 1145: 7e

Answer

10s (10 seconds)

Work Step by Step

The signal is emitted when Clock A reads 10 seconds. We know that Clock A is located 4 clocks away from the origin. We were given that each clock is one light-second apart, so the signal from Clock A will take 4 seconds to reach the observer at the origin. The observer's clock is 4 seconds behind Clock A based on the way we synchronized the clocks, so when the observer receives the signal his clock will read exactly 10 seconds.
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