(a) Enterprise spaceship is flying towards a star at velocity of 0.80c. Lightemitted from the star is traveling in opposite direction of the Enterprise'svelocity. What is the speed of the light measured from the frame ofEnterprise? Based on what postulate you get your answer?(b) Captain Kirk is doing an elastic collision experiment in zero-genvironment on Enterprise which is traveling at velocity of 0.80c withrespect to Earth. Captain Kirk measured the initial momentum of the systemis p; and the momentum after collision is pr. To an observer on Earth, hemeasured the correspoding initial and final momentum denoted as p' andp'. Is p = p:' ? (Answer yes or no and provide reasons).(c) If Captain Kirk obtained pf – P; = 0, will the observer on Earth alsoconclude the same result p;' – p;' = 0? (Answer yes or no and provide ajustification.)(d) Captain Kirk throws a wrench in zero-g environment. The wrench rotatesnaturally around its center of mass.(Figure 3) Explain why does the wrenchshould rotate about the axis through its center of mass.

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(a) Enterprise spaceship is flying towards a star at velocity of 0.80c. Light emitted from the star is traveling in opposite direction of the Enterprise's velocity. What is the speed of the light measured from the frame of Enterprise? Based on what postulate you get your answer?

(a) Enterprise spaceship is flying towards a star at velocity of 0.80c. Light emitted from the star is traveling in opposite direction of the Enterprise's velocity. What is the speed of the light measured from the frame of Enterprise? Based on what postulate you get your answer?

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