wo spaceships, X and Y, are traveling toward each other at speeds (measured from earth) of 0.9c. X sends a beam of light to Y. Y measures its speed as a. 0.1c b. c c. 1.8c d. 0.9c e. 1.1c

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Two spaceships, X and Y, are traveling toward each other at speeds (measured from earth) of 0.9c. X sends a beam of light to Y. Y measures its speed as

  a.

0.1c

  b.

c

  c.

1.8c

  d.

0.9c

  e.

1.1c

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