Velma Is in a Rocket Ship Moving North Past Mort

question 32

Multiple Choice

Velma is in a rocket ship moving north past Mort at half of lightspeed relative to Mort. She fires a laser beam forward from the front of her ship. Mort sees the laser beam move at

• A) c.
• B) 0.5c.
• C) slightly faster than c.
• D) 1.5c.
• E) slightly slower than speed c [lightspeed].

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