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A starship passes Earth at 80% of the speed of light and sends a drone ship forward at half the speed of light rela- tive to its

elf. Show that the drone travels at 93% of the speed of light relative to Earth.

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alisha [4.7K]2 years ago

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Answer:

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Explanation:

Let the speed of the drone relative to earth be u = ?

Let the speed of the drone relative to the starship be u' = 0.5c

Let the speed of the starship relative to earth be v = 0.8c

In the theory of relativity,

The 3 speeds are related thus

u = (u' + v)/[1 + (u'v/c²)]

u = (0.5c + 0.8c)[1 + ((0.8c × 0.5c)/c²)]

u = 1.3c/[1 + (0.4c²/c²)]

u = 1.3c/1.4 = 0.9286 c = 0.93 c = 93% c

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