A police is driving a car at a speed of c/4, chasing a criminal, who is driving at a speed of c/3. The police fires a bullet at the criminal. The muzzle speed of the bullet (relative to the gun) is c/2. What is the speed of the bullet as observed on the ground (the rest frame).
A police is driving a car at a speed of c/4, chasing a criminal, who is driving at a speed of c/3. The police fires a bullet at the criminal. The muzzle speed of the bullet (relative to the gun) is c/2. What is the speed of the bullet as observed on the ground (the rest frame).
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Transcribed Image Text:A police is driving a car at a speed of c/4, chasing a criminal, who is driving at a speed of c/3. The police fires a bullet at the criminal. The muzzle speed of the bullet (relative to the gun) is c/2. What is the
speed of the bullet as observed on the ground (the rest frame).
O 2c/3
O 3c/4
O None of the other four choices.
O 5c/7
O 7/13
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