Question: In a stationary reference frame S , a green laser located at x 1 = 1 . 5 0 m is switched on at t

In a stationary reference frame S, a green laser located at
x1=1.50 m
is switched on at
t1=4.90 ns,
and 12.0 ns later, a blue laser is switched on at
x2=4.00 m.
A second reference frame S' is moving in the positive x direction so that the origins of the two reference frames coincide at time
t =0
as measured in both reference frames. To an observer in S', both lasers are switched on at the same location.
(a) What is the relative speed between the S and S' reference frames?
(b) What is the x coordinate of the two lasers in the S' reference frame when they are switched on?
(c) What is the time interval between the two lasers being switched on in the S' reference frame?

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