Question: In a stationary reference frame S , a green laser located at x 1 = 2 . 5 0 m is switched on at t

In a stationary reference frame S, a green laser located at
x1=2.50 m
is switched on at
t1=4.70 ns,
and 20.0 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?
m/s
(b) What is the x coordinate of the two lasers in the S' reference frame when they are switched on?
m
(c) What is the time interval between the two lasers being switched on in the S' reference frame? (Enter the magnitude.)
ns

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