Velocity Addition: a Spaceship Is Moving Away from the Earth

question 37

Essay

Velocity addition: 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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