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Consider an event with space-time coordinates t=2.0s x=2.5*10^8 m/s relative to frame S. Find the value γ that will be needed to transform coordinates between frames S and S'. Use c=3*10^8 m/s for the speed of light in vacuum

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Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition, 2013
Giancoli
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