Sam sees two events as simultaneous: (i)event A occurs at the point (0,0,0)at the instant 0:00:00 Universal time;
(ii.event B occurs at the point (569 m,0,0)at the same moment.
Tim,moving past Sam with a velocity of (0.998 c)",also observes the two events.Relative to the time Tim measures for event A,when does Tim see event B occur?
A)3.74 µs before event A
B)3.74 µs after event A
C)29.9 µs before event A
D)29.9 µs after event A
E)at the same time as event A

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The Answer of Sam sees two events as simultaneous: (i)event A occurs at the point (0,0,0)at the instant 0:00:00 Universal time;
(ii.event B occurs at the point (569 m,0,0)at the same moment.
Tim,moving past Sam with a velocity of (0.998 c)",also observes the two events.Relative to the time Tim measures for event A,when does Tim see event B occur?
A)3.74 µs before event A
B)3.74 µs after event A
C)29.9 µs before event A
D)29.9 µs after event A
E)at the same time as event A

Sam Sees Two Events as Simultaneous: (I)event a Occurs at the Point