Keilah, in reference frame S, measures two events to be simultaneous. Event A occurs at the point (65.0 m, 0, 0) at the instant 9:00:00 Universal time on January 15, 2013. Event B occurs at the point (130 m, 0, 0) at the same moment. Torrey, moving past with a velocity of 0.810ci, also observes the two events. In her reference frame S', which event occurred first? event A • event B What time interval elapsed between the events?

Keilah, in reference frame S, measures two events to be simultaneous. Event A occurs at the point (65.0 m, 0, 0) at the instant 9:00:00 Universal time on January 15, 2013. Event B occurs at the point (130 m, 0, 0) at the same moment. Torrey, moving past with a velocity of 0.810ci, also observes the two events. In her reference frame S', which event occurred first? event A • event B What time interval elapsed between the events?

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