Lydia Proposes to Send an Interstellar Probe Off in Stages

question 11

Multiple Choice

Lydia proposes to send an interstellar probe off in stages. The first stage, traveling radially outward at 0.500c relative to Earth, will send off a second stage traveling in the same direction as the first stage at a speed of 0.500c relative to the first stage. Finally, the second stage will send off a third stage traveling in the same direction at 0.500c relative to the second stage. Relative to Earth, the speed of the third stage will have a magnitude of

• A)0.500c.
• B)0.800c.
• C)0.929c.
• D)0.972c.
• E)1.500c.

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