3. Race rocket driver Suzy is heading down the final straightaway, approaching the finish line at 1.0 x 10 m/s. Her fans, at the finish line straight ahead, are shooting laser beams toward her (but not into her eyes). The speed of light is 3.0 x 108 m/s. How fast are the light waves approaching in Suzy's referenc frame? a) Light waves do not travel in Suzy's frame. b) 1.0 x 10 m/s

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Race rocket driver Suzy is heading down the final straightaway,
approaching the finish line at 1.0 x 108 m/s. Her fans, at the finish line straight
ahead, are shooting laser beams toward her (but not into her eyes). The speed of
light is 3.0 x 108 m/s. How fast are the light waves approaching in Suzy's reference
frame?
3.
a) Light waves do not travel in Suzy's frame.
b) 1.0 x 10² m/s
c) 3.0 x 108 m/s
d) 4.0 x 10² m/s
Transcribed Image Text:Race rocket driver Suzy is heading down the final straightaway, approaching the finish line at 1.0 x 108 m/s. Her fans, at the finish line straight ahead, are shooting laser beams toward her (but not into her eyes). The speed of light is 3.0 x 108 m/s. How fast are the light waves approaching in Suzy's reference frame? 3. a) Light waves do not travel in Suzy's frame. b) 1.0 x 10² m/s c) 3.0 x 108 m/s d) 4.0 x 10² m/s
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