A train, which is 200 m long, approaches a tunnel, which is 120 m long. The train is moving at a velocity of 0.79 c. a. What is the length of the train as seen be someone standing at the entrance to the tunnel? m b. Is the train ever entirely inside the tunnel as seen be the observer at the entrance to the tunnel? ONLY 1 ATTEMPT IS ALLOWED FOR THIS PART. ---Select--- c. What is the length of the tunnel as seen be a passenger on the train? d. Is the train ever entirely inside the tunnel as seen by the passenger on the train? ONLY 1 ATTEMPT IS ALLOWED FOR THIS PART. ---Select---

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A train, which is 200 m long, approaches a tunnel, which is 120 m long. The train is moving at a velocity of 0.79 c.
a. What is the length of the train as seen be someone standing at the entrance to the tunnel?
m
b. Is the train ever entirely inside the tunnel as seen be the observer at the entrance to the tunnel? ONLY 1 ATTEMPT IS
ALLOWED FOR THIS PART.
---Select---
c. What is the length of the tunnel as seen be a passenger on the train?
m
d. Is the train ever entirely inside the tunnel as seen by the passenger on the train? ONLY 1 ATTEMPT IS ALLOWED FOR THIS
PART.
---Select---
Transcribed Image Text:A train, which is 200 m long, approaches a tunnel, which is 120 m long. The train is moving at a velocity of 0.79 c. a. What is the length of the train as seen be someone standing at the entrance to the tunnel? m b. Is the train ever entirely inside the tunnel as seen be the observer at the entrance to the tunnel? ONLY 1 ATTEMPT IS ALLOWED FOR THIS PART. ---Select--- c. What is the length of the tunnel as seen be a passenger on the train? m d. Is the train ever entirely inside the tunnel as seen by the passenger on the train? ONLY 1 ATTEMPT IS ALLOWED FOR THIS PART. ---Select---
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