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35. Special Relativity
35. Special Relativity / Inertial Reference Frames / Problem 3

An aircraft warning light on the top of a tower blinks once every 2.0 s. A child in a bus, moving at a constant speed in the horizontal direction, first sees the light at a distance of -15 m from their seat and then sees it again 2.0 s later at a distance of +15 m from their seat. Determine the speed of the bus relative to the tower.

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