Formula Derivation

[Ubwino Kelvin]

Help please: Could you derive one formula (equation) from this?
t is a time quantity
x and y and z are spatial coordinates.
the four 0s in the matrix on the right are zeroes. Thanks

 

[Deleted member 4993]

Help please: Could you derive one formula (equation) from this?
t is a time quantity
x and y and z are spatial coordinates.
the four 0s in the matrix on the right are zeroes. Thanks
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[HallsofIvy]

Do you realize that, subtracting, $t_0$, $x_0$, $y_0$, and $z_0$ all cancel?

This equation is simply $$\begin{pmatrix}t_1- t_p \\x_1- x_p \\ y_1- y_p \\ z_1- z_p \end{pmatrix}= \begin{pmatrix} 0 \\ 0 \\ 0 \\ 0 \end{pmatrix}$$
from which we conclude that $$\begin{pmatrix}t_1 \\ x_1 \\ y_1 \\ z_1\end{pmatrix}= \begin{pmatrix}t_p \\ x_p \\ y_p \\ z_p\end{pmatrix}$$.[/imath]