Suppose the spaceship is approaching the Earth at half the speed of light and shoots a canister at a speed of 0.950c. 1. At what velocity will an Earth-bound observer see the canister if it is shot directly towards the Earth? 2. If it is shot directly away from the Earth?

Suppose the spaceship is approaching the Earth at half the speed of light and shoots a canister at a speed of 0.950c. 1. At what velocity will an Earth-bound observer see the canister if it is shot directly towards the Earth? 2. If it is shot directly away from the Earth?

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Suppose the spaceship is approaching the Earth at half the speed of light and shoots a canister at a speed of 0.950c.
1. At what velocity will an Earth-bound observer see the canister if it is shot directly towards the Earth?
2. If it is shot directly away from the Earth?

Definition Definition Rate at which light travels, measured in a vacuum. The speed of light is a universal physical constant used in many areas of physics, most commonly denoted by the letter c . The value of the speed of light c = 299,792,458 m/s, but for most of the calculations, the value of the speed of light is approximated as c = 3 x 10 8 m/s.

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