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The relativistic sum $w$ of two velocities $u$ and $v$ is given by $$ \frac{w}{c}=\frac{u / c+v / c}{1+u v / c^{2}}. $$ if $$ \frac{v}{c}=\frac{u}{c}=1-\alpha, $$ where $0 \leq \alpha \leq 1$, find $w / c$ in powers of $\alpha$ through terms in $\alpha^{3}$.

          The relativistic sum $w$ of two velocities $u$ and $v$ is given by
$$
\frac{w}{c}=\frac{u / c+v / c}{1+u v / c^{2}}.
$$
if
$$
\frac{v}{c}=\frac{u}{c}=1-\alpha,
$$
where $0 \leq \alpha \leq 1$, find $w / c$ in powers of $\alpha$ through terms in $\alpha^{3}$.

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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06/26/2023

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$$ Now, let's simplify the numerator and the denominator: $$ \frac{w}{c}=\frac{2-2\alpha}{1+1-2\alpha+\alpha^2}. $$ Show more…

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The relativistic sum $w$ of two velocities $u$ and $v$ is given by $$ \frac{w}{c}=\frac{u / c+v / c}{1+u v / c^{2}}. $$ if $$ \frac{v}{c}=\frac{u}{c}=1-\alpha, $$ where $0 \leq \alpha \leq 1$, find $w / c$ in powers of $\alpha$ through terms in $\alpha^{3}$.