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Ah, I see what you're saying. I think I can take it from here.Thank you very much for your assistance. That would be because there is a typo in my original post. Very sorry about that. The pole, in the vaulter's frame, is 16m long, not10m. Which is why the calculation for length contraction...

1. Homework Statement : We have a pole vaulter, and farmer, and a barn. The vaulter is traveling at 0.866c (as measured by the farmer), and carrying a pole that, in his reference frame, is 10 meters long. The barn has an open door at either side, and is 10 meters wide, in the farmer's...