Consider a Spaceship That Moves Away from You at Half

question 34

Multiple Choice

Consider a spaceship that moves away from you at half the speed of light.It fires a probe,also away from you,at half the speed of light relative to the spaceship.Relative to you,the probe moves at

• A)80% c.
• B)87% c.
• C)90% c.
• D)95% c.
• E)100% c.

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