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// Scilab Code Ex1.2: Page:26 (2011)
clc;clear;
c = 3e+008; // Speed of light in vacuum, m/s
delta_x = 2.45e+03; // Space difference, m
delta_t = 5.35e-06; // Time difference, s
v = 0.855*c; // Speed of frame S_prime, m/s
delta_x_prime = 1/sqrt(1-v^2/c^2)*(delta_x - v*(delta_t))*1e-03; // Distance between two flashes as measured in S_prime frame, km
delta_t_prime = 1/sqrt(1-v^2/c^2)*(delta_t - v/c^2*delta_x)*1e+006; // Time between two flashes as measured in S_prime
printf("\nThe distance between two flashes as measured in S_prime frame = %4.2f km", delta_x_prime);
printf("\nThe time between two flashes as measured in S_prime frame = %4.2f micro-second", delta_t_prime);
// Result
// The distance between two flashes as measured in S_prime frame = 2.08 km
// The time between two flashes as measured in S_prime frame = -3.15 micro-second
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