Imagine the speed of light in another universe to be only 100 m/s. Two cars are traveling along an inter- state highway in opposite directions. Person 1 is trav- eling 110 km/h, and person 2 is traveling 140 km/h. How fast does person 1 measure person 2 to be travel- ing? How fast does person 2 measure person 1 to be traveling?

Imagine the speed of light in another universe to be only 100 m/s. Two cars are traveling along an inter- state highway in opposite directions. Person 1 is trav- eling 110 km/h, and person 2 is traveling 140 km/h. How fast does person 1 measure person 2 to be travel- ing? How fast does person 2 measure person 1 to be traveling?

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Chapter1: Relativity I

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Imagine the speed of light in another universe to be
only 100 m/s. Two cars are traveling along an inter-
state highway in opposite directions. Person 1 is trav-
eling 110 km/h, and person 2 is traveling 140 km/h.
How fast does person 1 measure person 2 to be travel-
ing? How fast does person 2 measure person 1 to be
traveling?

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