An observer on earth sees an alien vessel approach at a speed of 0.60c. The enterprise comes

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An observer on earth sees an alien vessel approach at a speed of 0.60c. The enterprise comes to the rescue (fig. 26-12), overtaking the aliens while moving directly toward earth at a speed of 0.90c relative to earth. What is the relative speed of on vessel as seen by the other?


Enterprise Vz = 0.90c v = 0.60c
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073398242

11th edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell, Brian Self

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