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A rocket ship leaves earth at a speed of 35c. When a clock on the rocket says has elapsed, the rocket ship sends a light signal back to earth.

(a) According to earth clocks, when was the signal sent?

(b) According to earth clocks, how long after the rocket left did the signal arrive back on earth?

(c) According to the rocket observer, how long after the rocket left did the signal arrive back on earth?

Short Answer

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(a) The time of sending a signal after take-off is 1hr15min.

(b) The time (according to earth clocks) taken by the light signal to reach the earth is2hrs .

(c) The time (according to the rocket observer) taken by the light signal to reach the earth is2hr30min .

Step by step solution

01

Given Information:

Given data:

The speed of a rocket isv=35c .

The elapsed time is t=1hr .

02

Determine the time (according to earth clocks) of sending a signal:

a)

As the rocket clock runs slow, write the expression for the reading of the earth clock.

t'=t

t'=11-v2c2 鈥︹ (1)

Substitute the value of in the above expression.

t,=11-35c2c21hrt,=11-925t,=11625

On further solving,

t,=2516t,=54hrt,=1hr15min

Therefore, the time of sending a signal after take-off is 1hr 15 min.

03

Determine the time (according to earth clocks) taken by the light signal to reach the earth:

(b)

Write the relation between distance, speed, and time.

d=vt'

Substitute the value of vandt'in the above expression.

d=35c54hrd=34lighthours

As the rocket already travels 1 hr 15 min after departure, the light signal reaches the earth 2hrs after take-off.

Therefore, the time (according to earth clocks) taken by the light signal to reach the earth is 2hrs .

04

Determine the time (according to the rocket observer) taken by the light signal to reach the earth: 

(c)

Substitute the value of the time (rocket) taken by a light signal reaches the earth, i.e.,t=2hrs in equation (1).

t'=11-35cc22hrst'=125-9252hrs

On further solving,

t'=25162hrst'=542hrst'=52hrst'=2hrs30min

Therefore, the time (according to the rocket observer) taken by the light signal to reach the earth is 2hrs 30 min .

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