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- Homework Statement
- A train of proper length L and speed 3c/5 approaches a tunnel of
length L. At the moment the front of the train enters the tunnel, a person
leaves the front of the train and walks (briskly) toward the back.
She arrives at the back of the train right when it (the back) leaves the
tunnel.
- Relevant Equations
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"(a) How much time does this take in the ground frame?
(b) What is the person’s speed with respect to the ground?
(c) How much time elapses on the person’s watch?"
I solved it, but i am with a doubt yet wrt to the letter b. We can find that the train length in the ground frame is 4L/5, so, why is not the person's speed equal to (4L/5)/T? The right is, actually, L/T.
(b) What is the person’s speed with respect to the ground?
(c) How much time elapses on the person’s watch?"
I solved it, but i am with a doubt yet wrt to the letter b. We can find that the train length in the ground frame is 4L/5, so, why is not the person's speed equal to (4L/5)/T? The right is, actually, L/T.