From a Stationary Position, I Observe a Moving Boxcar, Which

question 19

Multiple Choice

From a stationary position, I observe a moving boxcar, which has a mirror along the front wall, but it is open at the back of the boxcar. I send a flash of light from my flashlight and time the flash of light as it goes to the front of the boxcar and returns to the back of the boxcar. A passenger in the boxcar also times the round trip of the flash of light. Previously I had measured the time required for the round trip of a flash of light when the boxcar was stationary, and I call this the stationary time. Which two times are the same?

• A) the time recorded on the passenger's watch and the previous stationary time
• B) the time recorded on my watch and the time recorded on the passenger's watch
• C) the time recorded on my watch and the previous stationary time
• D) None of the times are the same.

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