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A railway car moves past you at high speed. According to an observer riding on t

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Question

A railway car moves past you at high speed. According to an observer riding on the railway car, a clock at the front of the car is synchronized with an identical clock at the rear of the car.

According to you, at the instant that the clock at the rear of the car displays 12:00 noon, what time will be displayed on the clock at the front of the car?

According to you, at the instant that the clock at the rear of the car displays 12:00 noon, what time will be displayed on the clock at the front of the car?

after 12:00 noon 12:00 noon before 12:00 noon answer depends on the type of clock used

Explanation / Answer

before 12.00 noon...

because the rear of the car was passed after the front of the car, and it was 12:00 noon on the rear..

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