// 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