Bill observes two light pulses to be emitted from the same location, but separated in time by 4.00 ms. Sharon observes the emission of the same two pulses to be separated in time by 8.00 ms. (a) How fast is Sharon moving relative to Bill? (b) According to Sharon, what is the separation in space of the two pulses?

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Bill observes two light pulses to be emitted from the
same location, but separated in time by
4.00 ms. Sharon observes the emission of the same
two pulses to be separated in time by 8.00
ms. (a) How fast is Sharon moving relative to Bill? (b)
According to Sharon, what is the
separation in space of the two pulses?
Transcribed Image Text:Bill observes two light pulses to be emitted from the same location, but separated in time by 4.00 ms. Sharon observes the emission of the same two pulses to be separated in time by 8.00 ms. (a) How fast is Sharon moving relative to Bill? (b) According to Sharon, what is the separation in space of the two pulses?
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