Very very noob calculation verification [BEDMAS]

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The discussion revolves around a calculation verification related to a physics problem involving transformations of position and time, likely in the context of special relativity or kinematics. The original poster expresses uncertainty about their results compared to an answer key.

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  • Exploratory, Assumption checking, Problem interpretation

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  • Participants discuss the correctness of the original poster's calculations, questioning the units and the interpretation of negative time intervals. There are attempts to clarify the conversion between meters and kilometers and the implications of negative values in the context of time.

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There is ongoing exploration of the calculations presented, with some participants suggesting that there may be errors in the original poster's work or in the provided solution. Multiple interpretations of the results and their implications are being considered, but no consensus has been reached.

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Participants note potential issues with unit conversions and the interpretation of negative time intervals, which may affect the understanding of the problem. The original poster's confidence in their calculations contrasts with the concerns raised by others regarding the correctness of the results.

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i calculated and got like

x'=3.291*104 ---->this does not match with answer key, but I am sure its correct.
could some one verify this pls

t'=-4.618*10-5---. this makes sense
 
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It can't be correct, it doesn't have the right units.

What calculation did you do? Show your work...
 
i did the exact thing as the solution, i think they converted the x'=32917.5m to x'=32.9km and did not indicate it...
 
x' should be less than x. t' should be greater than t. Also a negative time interval doesn't make sense.
 
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-ve means it happened before no?
 
seto6 said:
i did the exact thing as the solution, i think they converted the x'=32917.5m to x'=32.9km and did not indicate it...
They're the same thing (except for rounding), it's not necessary to indicate anything for that conversion.

And a negative time interval could make sense, if it's the time difference from A to B and B happened before A.

Anyway, I still don't see your work. Unless the image you show is actually the work you did? I thought it was the given solution.
 
Aha: I just checked the calculations in the image you showed. I can't say whether the calculation is set up correctly, but there is definitely an error. When I plug
[tex](1.155)\bigl[3.0\times 10^4\,\mathrm{m} - (0.5)(3.0\times 10^8\tfrac{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{s}})(1.0\times 10^{-5}\,\mathrm{s})\bigr][/tex]
into my calculator, I get [itex]32.9\,\mathrm{km}[/itex]. So the result shown in the image is off by a factor of 1000 - probably whoever did that calculation wrote the wrong units on the result.
 
its from a solution Manuel. I am 100% sure its wrong off by a factor of 1000
 
diazona said:
Anyway, I still don't see your work. Unless the image you show is actually the work you did? I thought it was the given solution.

as i think is said it the solution give nis the same as my work that how i did it then when i looked at solution it was the same but off by 1 factor of 1000..so i was confused so i asked thanks for the help
 

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