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Date November 2017 Marks available [Maximum mark: 3] Reference code 17N.3.SL.TZ0.b
Level SL Paper 3 Time zone TZ0
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17N.3.SL.TZ0.b

A train is passing through a tunnel of proper length 80 m. The proper length of the train is 100 m. According to an observer at rest relative to the tunnel, when the front of the train coincides with one end of the tunnel, the rear of the train coincides with the other end of the tunnel.

Draw a spacetime diagram for this situation according to an observer at rest relative to the tunnel.

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world lines for front and back of tunnel parallel to ct axis

world lines for front and back of train

which are parallel to ct′ axis

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