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Chapter 36: Q. 10 (page 1059)

You are standing at x=9.0kmand your assistant is standing at x=3.0km.Lightning bolt 1strikes at x=0kmand lightning bolt 2strikes at x=12.0km.You see the flash from bolt 2at t=10μsand the flash from bolt 1att=50μs. According to your assistant, were the lightning strikes simultaneous? If not, which occurred first, and what was the time difference between the two?

Short Answer

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The assistant is in my inertial frame, she agrees that bolt 2hits first, 20μsbefore bolt1.

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01

Given Information

I am standing at x=9.0kmand my assistant is standing at x=3.0km.

Lightning bolt 1strikes at x=0kmand lightning bolt 2strikes atx=12.0km.

The flash from bolt 1is at t=50μsand the flash from bolt 2is att=10μs.

02

Simply

Bolt hits away, so light takes to reach me. I see this flash at

So, the lightning hit at Light from bolt which hits away, takes to reach me.

I see it at so the lightning hit at

Bolt hits first, before bolt

Since, the assistant is in my inertial frame, she agrees that bolt hits first, before bolt

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