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Chapter 37: Q. 9 (page 1081)

A 100-m-long train is heading for an 80-m-long tunnel. If the train moves sufficiently fast, is it possible, according to Experimenters on the ground, for the entire train to be inside the tunnel at one instant of time? Explain.

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Yes.

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Step 1.  Explanation:

There are 2 event. Event 1 is the front of the train is at the entrance to the tunnel and event 2

is that the front of the train is at the tunnel exit. An experimenter on the ground will measure the

rear of the train to be at the tunnel entrance at the same time as event 2 due to length Contraction.

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