As Shown in the Figure, the Captain of Spaceship a Observes

question 31

Multiple Choice

As shown in the figure, the captain of spaceship A observes spaceship E escaping with a relative velocity of 0.35c. A missile M is fired from ship A directly toward ship E, with a velocity of 0.76c relative to ship A. What does the captain of ship E measure for the velocity of the missile M?

• A) 0.56c
• B) 0.41c
• C) 0.52c
• D) 0.48c
• E) 0.45c

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