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Module 21: Coordinates in Motion—Exercise 2a & 2b
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Module 21: Coordinates in Motion—Exercise 2a & 2b

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    According to Team Gracie, Team George is moving east at 0.8c0.8c. Each team undertakes clock synchronization in their system, with George’s and Gracie’s clocks set up to both read 12 noon as they pass. Consider a clock that, according to Team George, is 100 feet west of George himself. When George and Gracie pass, what time does Team Gracie say this clock reads? (Use the approximation that the speed of light is 1 foot / nanosecond).

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