Question

Example 29-9 depicts the following scenario. At starbase Faraway Point, you observe two spacecraft approaching from the same direction. The Picard approaches starbase Faraway Point with a speed of 0.813 c, and the La Forge approaches the starbase with a speed of 0.900 c. Suppose the Picard now launches a probe toward the starbase.

D) Faraway Point starbase launches a probe toward the approaching starships. The probe has a velocity relative to the Picard of -0.900 c. The Picard approaches starbase Faraway Point with a speed of 0.813 c, and the La Forge approaches the starbase with a speed of 0.900 c. What is the velocity of the probe relative to the La Forge? Express your answer to three significant figures as a multiple of c, the speed of light in vacuum.

E) What is the velocity of the probe relative to Faraway Point starbase? Express your answer to three significant figures as a multiple of c, the speed of light in vacuum.

Answer 1

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