A person on earth notices a rocket approaching from the right at a speed of 0.71c and another rocket approaching from the left at 0.66c. What is the relative speed between the two rockets, as measured by a passenger on one of them?

A person on earth notices a rocket approaching from the right at a speed of 0.71c and another rocket approaching from the left at 0.66c. What is the relative speed between the two rockets, as measured by a passenger on one of them?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter9: Relativity

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A person on earth notices a rocket approaching from the right at a speed of 0.71c and another rocket
approaching from the left at 0.66c. What is the relative speed between the two rockets, as measured by a
passenger on one of them?
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