Explanation The speed of light is constant for all observers irrespective of motion of source or motion of the observer. Irrespective of motion of source or motion of the observer the speed of light is constant for all observers. However for the observer at rest on earth, the back wall is moving towards the light...

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Chapter 28, Problem 70E

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For whom the onboard light which is which is fixed to the front wall, hit the back wall first, the onboard observer or the observer at rest on the planet.

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