It has been proposed that spaceships of the future will be powered by ion propulsion engines in which ions are ejected from the back of the ship to drive it forward. In one such engine, the ions are to be ejected with a speed of 0.80c relative to the engine. If the ship were traveling away from the earth with a velocity of 0.70c, what would be the velocity of the ions relative to the earth?

Q: A spaceship moving toward Earth with a speed of 0.99c launches a probe in the backward direction…

A:

Q: Two particles in a high-energy accelerator experiment approach each other head-on with a relative…

A: The formula to find the magnitude of velocity of particles relative to each other is v'=v-u1-uvc2…

Q: Two particles in a high-energy accelerator experiment are approaching each other head-on, each with…

A: The initial speed of the first particle, u=0.938 c   The initial speed of the second particle,…

Q: Spaceships of the future may be powered by ion-propulsion engines in which ions are ejected from the…

A: Spaceships of the future may be powered by ion-propulsion engines in which ions are ejected from the…

Q: A spaceship flies over Earth at a speed of 0.845c. A scientist measured the length of the moving…

A: Given spaceship speed v=0.845c And its length while it's moving L=160m Let's assume at rest on earth…

Q: After talking in an observation station, Henry and Lark decide to jump in their spaceships and race.…

A:

Q: The spaceship Enterprise 1 is moving directly away from earth at a velocity that an earth-based…

A: Solution:Given:c = the speed of the light = 3.00 x108 m/su = velocity of rocket Enterprise 1 moving…

Q: An observer on the earth sees a spaceship approaching at 0.52c. The ship then launches an…

A:

Q: A spaceship leaves Earth traveling at 0.61c. A small probe ship leaves the first at a speed of 0.87c…

A:

Q: A spaceship goes past a planet at a speed of 0.80c relative to the planet. An observer on the planet…

A:

Q: An enemy spacecraft moves away from the Earth at a speed of v= 0.25c while a galactic patrol…

A:

Q: A spaceship travels at 0.818c relative to Earth. If the spaceship fires a small rocket in the…

A:

Q: A spaceship moves past Earth with a speed of 0.808c. As it is passing, a person on Earth measures…

A: Given: The velocity of the spaceship is v = 0.808 c The contracted length of the spaceship is L =…

Q: a) Galactus tries to destroy the Earth by stopping the Moon in its orbit. What effect would this…

A: According to special theory of relativity, the time measured by moving objects is lees than…

Q: The International Space Federation constructs a new spaceship that can travel at a speed of 0.995c.…

A: Given: Speed of space, v=0.995 c 3 years of travelling and Barnard away from earth,Lo=5.98 light…

Q: A spaceship moves past Earth with a speed of 0.808c. As it is passing, a person on Earth measures…

A:

Q: Two particles are created in a high-energy accelerator and move off in opposite directions. The…

A: Given data: The speed of the particle measured in the laboratory is v=0.65c. The relative speed is…

Q: A rocket launched outward from Earth has a speed of 0.38c relative to the Earth. The rocket is…

A: The speed of the meteor as observed from earth is     0.435967c  m/s.

Q: Why is the following situation impossible? On their 40th birthday, twins Speedo and Goslo say…

A: Determine the total time taken by Speedo in traveling between the two planets (going and returning…

Q: A spaceship moves past Earth with a speed of 0.900c. As it is passing, a person on Earth measures…

A:

Q: It has been proposed that spaceships of the future will be powered by ion propulsion engines. In one…

A:

Q: The starship Enterprise approaches the Klingon home world with speed 0.6c relative to the planet. To…

A: To solve this problem, we can use the relativistic velocity addition formula, which tells us how to…

Q: A spaceship is moving at a speed of 0.84c away from an observer at rest. A boy in the spaceship…

A: The speed of the spaceship with the observer at the ground at rest is, vSG=0.84c The proton speed…

Q: A spacecraft of the Trade Federation flies past the planet Coruscant at a speed of 0.600c. A…

A: Given that,The speed of the spacecraft (v) = 0.6cThe length of the moving spacecraft (l) = 74 mHere…

Q: A rocket flies past the earth at precisely 0.9c. As it goes by, the rocket fires a bullet in the…

A: Given, Speed of rocket, vs=0.9c, and speed of bullet, vb=0.95c.

Q: A spaceship travels at 0.750c relative to Earth. If the spaceship fires a small rocket in the…

A:

Q: Spaceships A and B move in opposite directions at the same speed of  0.907c  relative to earth,…

A:

Q: J Astronomer David observes that a distant quasar is receding from the Earth at a speed of He also…

A:

Q: A spaceship travels from Mercury to Mars at a speed of 0.81c relative to the Earth. Assume Earth,…

A: Speed of spaceship (v) = 0.81 c where "c" is the speed of light Time measured by the observer on…

Q: Mavis boards a spaceship and then zips past Stanley on earth at a relative speed of 0.600c. At the…

A: Given: To find the Mavis's time read and blink duration is given as,

Q: The spaceship Nostromo flies away from the earth in the +x-direction at 0.800c. It fires a probe in…

A: