Two spaceships are observed from Earth to be approaching each other along a straight line. Ship A

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Two spaceships are observed from Earth to be approaching each other along a straight line. Ship A moves at 0.40c relative to the Earth observer, and ship B moves at 0.50c relative to the same observer. What speed does the captain of ship A report for the speed of ship B?
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0077339685

2nd edition

Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson

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