Derivation of Lorentz Time Transformation

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Derive the Lorentz Time Transformation
Relevant Equations
g (I am using g instead of gamma)=1/sqrt(1-v^2/c^2)
x'=(x-vt)/sqrt(1-v^2/c^2)
I have to derive the Lorentz time transformation given the equation for gamma and the equation for the Lorentz space transformation.
I started by using relevant equations from the Space derivation done in class (also the one that Ramamurti Shankar does). Here is a picture of what I have tried. (Yes, I am using g instead of gamma).
 

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You've made an arithmetic slip between the bottom of the first column and the top of the second. Correct that and it should come out right.
 
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On the white board you write
[tex]x'=\frac{x-vt}{\sqrt{1-v^2/c^2}}[/tex]
So you can expect by relativity with changing v to -v,
[tex]x=\frac{x'+vt'}{\sqrt{1-v^2/c^2}}[/tex]
It enables you to express t' by x and t.
 
I spotted my algebraic mistake! Thank you so much!
 

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