A spaceship leaves Earth traveling at 0.65c. A secondspaceship leaves the first at a speed of 0.82c with respect tothe first. Calculate the speed of the second ship withrespect to Earth if it is fired (a) in the same direction thefirst spaceship is already moving, (b) directly backwardtoward Earth.

A spaceship leaves Earth traveling at 0.65c. A secondspaceship leaves the first at a speed of 0.82c with respect tothe first. Calculate the speed of the second ship withrespect to Earth if it is fired (a) in the same direction thefirst spaceship is already moving, (b) directly backwardtoward Earth.

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A spaceship leaves Earth traveling at 0.65c. A second
spaceship leaves the first at a speed of 0.82c with respect to
the first. Calculate the speed of the second ship with
respect to Earth if it is fired (a) in the same direction the
first spaceship is already moving, (b) directly backward
toward Earth.

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