Space cruisers A and B are moving parallel to the positive direction of an x axis....

 

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Space cruisers A and B are moving parallel to the positive direction of an x axis. Cruiser A is faster, with a relative speed of v = 0.871c, and has a proper length of L = 287 m. According to the pilot of A, at the instant (t = 0) the tails of the cruisers are aligned, the noses are also. According to the pilot of B, how much later are the noses aligned? Number i Units Current Attempt in Progress Reference frame S' passes reference frame S with a certain velocity. Events 1 and 2 are to have a certain temporal separation At' according to the S' observer. However, their spatial separation Ax' according to that observer has not been set yet. The figure below gives their temporal separation At according to the S observer as a function of Ax' for a range of Ax' values. The vertical axis scale is set by At 6.00 s. What is At' in case Ax'=0? Number i Units (STI) IV 0 200 Ax (m) 400 Reference frame S' passes reference frame S with a certain velocity. Events 1 and 2 are to have a certain spatial separation Ax' according to the S' observer. However, their temporal separation At' according to that observer has not been set yet. The figure gives their spatial separation Ax according to the S observer as a function of At' for a range of At' values. The vertical axis scale is set by Axa = 10 m. What is Ax? Number eTextbook and Media Units Ax (m) Ax 0 4 At' (ns) 8 Space cruisers A and B are moving parallel to the positive direction of an x axis. Cruiser A is faster, with a relative speed of v = 0.871c, and has a proper length of L = 287 m. According to the pilot of A, at the instant (t = 0) the tails of the cruisers are aligned, the noses are also. According to the pilot of B, how much later are the noses aligned? Number i Units Current Attempt in Progress Reference frame S' passes reference frame S with a certain velocity. Events 1 and 2 are to have a certain temporal separation At' according to the S' observer. However, their spatial separation Ax' according to that observer has not been set yet. The figure below gives their temporal separation At according to the S observer as a function of Ax' for a range of Ax' values. The vertical axis scale is set by At 6.00 s. What is At' in case Ax'=0? Number i Units (STI) IV 0 200 Ax (m) 400 Reference frame S' passes reference frame S with a certain velocity. Events 1 and 2 are to have a certain spatial separation Ax' according to the S' observer. However, their temporal separation At' according to that observer has not been set yet. The figure gives their spatial separation Ax according to the S observer as a function of At' for a range of At' values. The vertical axis scale is set by Axa = 10 m. What is Ax? Number eTextbook and Media Units Ax (m) Ax 0 4 At' (ns) 8