A Spaceship Is Moving Away from the Earth with a Constant

question 43

Short Answer

A spaceship is moving away from the earth with a constant speed of 0.80c.The spaceship fires a 28-kg missile with a speed of 0.50c relative to the spaceship.What is the speed of the missile measured by observers on the earth if the missile is fired
(a)away from the earth?
(b)toward the earth?

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Definitions:

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Myeloblasts

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Blood Buffer

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Regulation of pH

A process by which biological systems maintain the acidity or alkalinity (pH) within a narrow range, crucial for proper biochemical functioning and metabolic processes.