Problem A A woman on a rocket traveling at 0.68c (with respect to Earth) observes a meteor come from in front of her and pass her at 0.9c. How fast is the meteor moving with respect to Earth? 0.5670103✔✔ C

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A woman on a rocket traveling at 0.68c (with respect to Earth) observes a meteor come from in front of her and pass her at 0.9c. How fast is the meteor moving with respect to Earth?
0.5670103 C
Problem B
A spaceship leaves Earth traveling 0.64c. A second spaceship leaves the first at a speed of 0.87c with respect to the first. Calculate the speed of the second ship with respect to Earth if it is fired as follows.
(a) in the same direction the first spaceship is already moving
l0.601593
Xe
(b) directly backward toward Earth
0.89 x XC
Transcribed Image Text:Problem A A woman on a rocket traveling at 0.68c (with respect to Earth) observes a meteor come from in front of her and pass her at 0.9c. How fast is the meteor moving with respect to Earth? 0.5670103 C Problem B A spaceship leaves Earth traveling 0.64c. A second spaceship leaves the first at a speed of 0.87c with respect to the first. Calculate the speed of the second ship with respect to Earth if it is fired as follows. (a) in the same direction the first spaceship is already moving l0.601593 Xe (b) directly backward toward Earth 0.89 x XC
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