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+// Scilab Code Ex1.9: Page:30 (2011)
+clc;clear;
+c = 3e+008; // Speed of light in vacuum, m/s
+delta_t0 = 59; // Reading of the moving clock for each hour, min
+delta_t = 60; // Reading of the stationary clock for each hour, min
+// As from Time Dilation, delta_t = delta_t0/sqrt(1-v^2/c^2), solving for v
+v = c*sqrt(1-(delta_t0/delta_t)^2);
+printf("\nThe speed at which the moving clock ticks slow = %4.2e m/s", v);
+
+// Result
+// The speed at which the moving clock ticks slow = 5.45e+007 m/s \ No newline at end of file