Very very noob calculation verification [BEDMAS]

In summary, the conversation is discussing a discrepancy in a calculation for x' and t'. The original poster calculated x' to be 3.291*104, which does not match with the given answer key. However, they are confident in their calculation. Other posters point out that the solution may have converted the units without indicating it, and that a negative time interval could make sense. After further discussion, it is determined that the given solution is off by a factor of 1000.
  • #1
seto6
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Homework Statement



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The Attempt at a Solution


i calculated and got like

x'=3.291*104 ---->this does not match with answer key, but I am sure its correct.
could some one verify this pls

t'=-4.618*10-5---. this makes sense
 
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  • #2
It can't be correct, it doesn't have the right units.

What calculation did you do? Show your work...
 
  • #3
i did the exact thing as the solution, i think they converted the x'=32917.5m to x'=32.9km and did not indicate it...
 
  • #4
x' should be less than x. t' should be greater than t. Also a negative time interval doesn't make sense.
 
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  • #5
-ve means it happened before no?
 
  • #6
seto6 said:
i did the exact thing as the solution, i think they converted the x'=32917.5m to x'=32.9km and did not indicate it...
They're the same thing (except for rounding), it's not necessary to indicate anything for that conversion.

And a negative time interval could make sense, if it's the time difference from A to B and B happened before A.

Anyway, I still don't see your work. Unless the image you show is actually the work you did? I thought it was the given solution.
 
  • #7
Aha: I just checked the calculations in the image you showed. I can't say whether the calculation is set up correctly, but there is definitely an error. When I plug
[tex](1.155)\bigl[3.0\times 10^4\,\mathrm{m} - (0.5)(3.0\times 10^8\tfrac{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{s}})(1.0\times 10^{-5}\,\mathrm{s})\bigr][/tex]
into my calculator, I get [itex]32.9\,\mathrm{km}[/itex]. So the result shown in the image is off by a factor of 1000 - probably whoever did that calculation wrote the wrong units on the result.
 
  • #8
its from a solution Manuel. I am 100% sure its wrong off by a factor of 1000
 
  • #9
diazona said:
Anyway, I still don't see your work. Unless the image you show is actually the work you did? I thought it was the given solution.

as i think is said it the solution give nis the same as my work that how i did it then when i looked at solution it was the same but off by 1 factor of 1000..so i was confused so i asked thanks for the help
 

FAQ: Very very noob calculation verification [BEDMAS]

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