Two Satellites with Equal Rest Masses Are Traveling Toward Each

question 101

Multiple Choice

Two satellites with equal rest masses are traveling toward each other in deep space. One is traveling at 0.550c and the other at 0.750c. The satellites collide and somehow manage to stick
Together. What is the speed of the combined object after the collision?

• A) 0.113c
• B) 0.100c
• C) 0.311c
• D) 0.150c
• E) 0.175c

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Definitions:

Visual Pigment

Photoreceptive molecules in the retina that absorb light and trigger nerve impulses that result in vision.

Optic Nerve

A paired nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain.

Ganglion Cells

Neurons located in the retina that receive visual information from photoreceptors and transmit it to the brain via the optic nerve.

Wavelength

The distance between consecutive crests or troughs in a wave, which determines its color in light and pitch in sound.