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A spaceship moving toward Earth with a speed of 0.85c launches a probe in the forward direction with a speed of 0.15$c$ relative to the ship. Find the speed of the probe relative to Earth.
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The speed of the probe relative to the spaceship (Vps) is 0.15c and the speed of the spaceship relative to Earth (Vse) is 0.85c. Show more…
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