A military jet traveling at (1500 mathrm{~m} / mathrm{s}) has engine trouble and the pilot must bail

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A military jet traveling at \(1500 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\) has engine trouble and the pilot must bail out. Her ejection seat shoots her forward at \(300 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\) relative to the jet. According to the Lorentz velocity transformation, by how much is her velocity relative to the ground less than the \(1800 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\) predicted by Galilean relativity? Hint: Use the binomial approximation.

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College Physics A Strategic Approach

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Authors: Randall D. Knight, Brian Jones, Stuart Field

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