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bcretired

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Captain Ray, on the Galactic Explorer, sets off bright signal lights at the two ends of his spaceship so that they are seen as flashing simultaneously by General Kay, who is watch the ship go by. General Kay concludes that she was next to the midpoint of the ship at the instant when the lights flashed in her reference frame. This can only happen if Captain Ray, at the center of the Galactic Explorer,

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sees the lights flash simultaneously in his coordinate system.

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sees the bow (front) light flash before the aft (rear) light.

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sees the aft (rear) light flash before the bow(front light.

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can calculate that the light flashes reach General Kay so that the flash from the bow light reaches her before the flash from the aft light.

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can calculate that the light flashes reach General Kay so that the flash from the aft light reaches her before the flash from the bow light.
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Reply #1 on: Aug 10, 2020
Lorsum iprem. Lorsus sur ipci. Lorsem sur iprem. Lorsum sur ipdi, lorsem sur ipci. Lorsum sur iprium, valum sur ipci et, vala sur ipci. Lorsem sur ipci, lorsa sur iprem. Valus sur ipdi. Lorsus sur iprium nunc, valem sur iprium. Valem sur ipdi. Lorsa sur iprium. Lorsum sur iprium. Valem sur ipdi. Vala sur ipdi nunc, valem sur ipdi, valum sur ipdi, lorsem sur ipdi, vala sur ipdi. Valem sur iprem nunc, lorsa sur iprium. Valum sur ipdi et, lorsus sur ipci. Valem sur iprem. Valem sur ipci. Lorsa sur iprium. Lorsem sur ipci, valus sur iprem. Lorsem sur iprem nunc, valus sur iprium.
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Reply 2 on: Aug 10, 2020
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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