Answer:
See the explanation
Explanation:
Given:
Distance of Firecrackers A and B = 600 m
Event 1 = firecracker 1 explodes
Event 2 = firecracker 2 explodes
Distance of lab partner from cracker A = 300 m
You observe the explosions at the same time
to find:
does event 1 occur before, after, or at the same time as event 2?
Solution:
Since the lab partner is at 300 m distance from the firecracker A and Firecrackers A and B are 600 m apart
So the distance of fire cracker B from the lab partner is:
600 m + 300 m = 900 m
It takes longer for the light from the more distant firecracker to reach so
Let T1 represents the time taken for light from firecracker A to reach lab partner
T1 = 300/c
It is 300 because lab partner is 300 m on other side of firecracker A
Let T2 represents the time taken for light from firecracker B to reach lab partner
T2 = 900/c
It is 900 because lab partner is 900 m on other side of firecracker B
T2 = T1
900 = 300
900 = 3(300)
T2 = 3(T1)
Hence lab partner observes the explosion of the firecracker A before the explosion of firecracker B.
Since event 1 = firecracker 1 explodes and event 2 = firecracker 2 explodes
So this concludes that lab partner sees event 1 occur first and lab partner is smart enough to correct for the travel time of light and conclude that the events occur at the same time.
