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Two ships meet each other both travelling at 0.75c. Whats the velocity of the second ship relative to the first. This is my answer:*20160702_193035.jpg i dont think it's right.
Original post by Airess3
Two ships meet each other both travelling at 0.75c. Whats the velocity of the second ship relative to the first. This is my answer:*20160702_193035.jpg i dont think it's right.


That's what I would do. Two ships are moving towards each other at 0.75c, so relative velocity is 0.96c. It looks completely resonable to me, unless I am missing something

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