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An event occurs in inertial frame S with coordinates: x=75m, y=18m, z=4m, t=2.0xE-5sec.
The inertial frame S' moves in the +x direction at v= .85c.
The origins of S and S' coincide at t=t'=0.

a) What are the coordinates of the event in S' (x', y', z', t')?

b) Use the inverse transform on the results of a to obtain the original coordinates.

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This solution determines the motion of the inertial frame and finds the coordinates of the transformation event in S' as well as uses Lorentz inverse transformations to transform obtain results to the original coordinates. All calculation steps are shown with brief explanations.

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