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2. (Based on a question from the text by Tipler) In Episode 5 of Star Wars, the Empire's spaceships launch probe droids throughout the galaxy to seek the base of the Rebel Alliance. Suppose a spaceship moving at 2.3 x 10 m/s toward Hoth (site of the rebel base) launches a probe droid toward Hoth at 2.1 × 108 m/s relative to the spaceship -(a) According to Galilean Relativity what is the speed of the probe droid relative to Hot h? -(b) In terms ofspecial relativity if rebel astronomers are watching the approaching spaceship through as telescope, will they see the probe before it lands on Hoth? (c) According to Special Relativity, what is the speed of the probe droid relative to hot h?

Answer 1

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