Question

A spaceship in distress sends out two escape pods in opposite directions. One travels at a speed v1

v

1

= +

+

0.50 c

c

in one direction, and the other travels at a speed v2

v

2

= −

−

0.72 c

c

in the other direction, as observed from the spaceship.

Part A

What speed does the first escape pod measure for the second escape pod?

Answer 1

Given NIF +0.50c V2 = – 0.72C The speed does the first encape pod measure for the second escape pod mother spaceship N2 VI-V2 Pod-2 IT VIV2 Pod I ca {0 . 50:- (-0. -0.72)}e 1 - 0.50 X (-0.723.c? ca 1.22 C 14 0.36 10 226 1-36 =) u = 0.8971C