Firecrackers 1 and 2 are 600 m apart. You are standing exactly halfway between them. Bob is standing 300 m on the other side of firecracker 1. You see the flashes of light from the two firecrackers exploding at the exact same instant.

a) Does Bob see both firecrackers explode at exactly the same time, firecracker 1 explode first, or firecracker 2 explode first? Explain.

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Adolfo Mooney

3 April, 04:43

Firecrackers 1 and 2 are 600 m apart. You are standing exactly halfway between them. Bob is standing 300 m on the other side of firecracker 1. You see the flashes of light from the two firecrackers exploding at the exact same instant.

a) Does Bob see both firecrackers explode at exactly the same time, firecracker 1 explode first, or firecracker 2 explode first? Explain.

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Yandel Pena · Answer 1

the same time

Explanation:

since the speed of light is very fast (3*10^8 ms^-1) the difference in time arrived from firecrackers A and B to Bob is negligible, and our brain can distinguish such small time difference, l.