Time Dilation at very slow speeds.

[bayan]

Homework Statement

Hi, I have a question which asks me to find the time difference (difference between a stationary frame and one that is moving at 30m/s for 1 hour) it has asked me to use binomial approximation and I am kind of lost as to what I need to do to solve the equation.

Homework Equations

τ=τ_{0}[1+(v^{2}/2c^{2})] obtained from here

The Attempt at a Solution

1hour is 3600S. I know how to do binomial but I can't figure out how to do this one. Any help would be appreciated. I've used excel with a lot of decimal points and got an answer of around 1.8x10^-11 but that answer is not accepted

 

[phyzguy]

I think you dropped the factor of 2 in the denominator.

 

[bayan]

I think you dropped the factor of 2 in the denominator.

thanks for pointing that out, I have fixed the equation but still have the same problem

 

[phyzguy]

I also got 1.8*10^-11 seconds. I don't know why this is not accepted.

 

[bayan]

I also got 1.8*10^-11 seconds. I don't know why this is not accepted.

Have you used the binomial approximation? if so I will be complaining at uni tomorrow about the damn thing.

It has asked for 3 sig figures and I entered 1.82x10^{-11} and usually it would accept it when its very close.

 

[bayan]

Solved now, problem with the marking system. btw just a typo in my earlier post with 1.82x10^−11, meant to be 1.80*10^-11