Clock A travels to the right at a speed v= 11 relative to clocks B and C. As A passes B, all clocks read 12:00 (shown in the figure below). These readings could be seen simultaneously by a stationary observer O, midway between B and C, though O would make the observation at some later time. $ A 4 B V (a) Clock C reads 6:00 as A passes C. What does clock A read? 3 28 X P.M. (b) At what time does observer O see the three clocks read 12:00? 5 X 14 X P.M. VE V VI .

Clock A travels to the right at a speed v= 11 relative to clocks B and C. As A passes B, all clocks read 12:00 (shown in the figure below). These readings could be seen simultaneously by a stationary observer O, midway between B and C, though O would make the observation at some later time. $ A 4 B V (a) Clock C reads 6:00 as A passes C. What does clock A read? 3 28 X P.M. (b) At what time does observer O see the three clocks read 12:00? 5 X 14 X P.M. VE V VI .

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