Question: Two spaceships are heading toward each other at a mutal speed of 0.999c. Both ships shine a laser beam at one another. How will each

Two spaceships are heading toward each other at a mutal speed of 0.999c. Both ships shine a laser beam at one another. How will each ship see the other light?

a) Both ships will see the other light

b) Both ships will see the light travelling at c

c) The one ship will see the light travelling at c, and the other will see it travelling at 2c


d) Neither will see the light travelling at 2c.


e) none of the above

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