Chapter 36: Q.1 (page 1059)
A firecracker explodes in reference frame S at . A second firecracker explodes at the same position at . In reference frame S鈥, which moves in the x-direction at speed v, the first explosion is detected at and the second at .
a. What is the speed of frame S鈥 relative to frame S?
b. What is the position of the two explosions in frame S?
Short Answer
a. The speed of frame S' is
b. Position will be