A firecracker explodes at the origin of an inertial

Chapter 36, Problem 36.18

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A firecracker explodes at the origin of an inertial reference frame. Then, 2.0 ms later, a second firecracker explodes 300 m away. Astronauts in a passing rocket measure the distance between the explosions to be 200 m. According to the astronauts, how much time elapses between the two explosions?

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