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28.4 Exercise 8

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Suppose a spaceship heading straight towards the Earth at 0.750c0 . \text{750} c can shoot a canister at 0.500c0 . \text{500} c relative to the ship. (a) What is the velocity of the canister relative to the Earth, if it is shot directly at the Earth? (b) If it is shot directly away from the Earth?

OpenStax College Physics 2e, 28.4 Relativistic Addition of Velocities, exercise 8

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