In the laboratory frame, event 1 occurs at x = 0 light-years, t = 0 years. Event

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In the laboratory frame, event 1 occurs at x = 0 light-years, t = 0 years. Event 2 occurs at x = 6 light-years, t = 10 years. In all rocket frames, event 1 also occurs at the position 0 light-years and the time 0 years. The y- and z- coordinates of both events are zero in all frames.

a) In rocket frame A, event 2 occurs at time t(prime) = 14 years. At what position x(prime) will event 2 occur in this frame?

b) In rocket frame B, event 2 occurs at position x(doublePrime) = 5 light-years. At what time t(doublePrime) will event 2 occur in this frame?

c) How fast must rocket frame C move if events 1 and 2 occur at the same place in this rocket frame?

d) What is the time between events 1 and 2 in the rocket frame C of part c?

Explanation / Answer

use ((Event 2 Time) - (Event 1 Time))2 - ((Event 2 Distance) - (Event 1 Distance))2

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