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Two Spaceships Are Traveling Past Earth at 90% of the Speed

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Two spaceships are traveling past Earth at 90% of the speed of light in opposite directions (i.e., they are approaching each other) . One spaceship turns on a searchlight, which is seen by scientists aboard the other. What speed do the scientists measure for this light (c = speed of light in a vacuum) ?


A) 1.9 c (equal to c + 0.9 c)
B) 1.8 c (equal to 2 *0.9 c) .
C) c
D) 0.9 c

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