Multiple Choice
A satellite moves east,taken as the positive x axis direction,at a speed of 0.5 c and a spaceship moves toward it (to the west) at a speed of 0.8 c as measured by an observer on the Earth.The speed of the satellite measured by an observer in the spaceship is
A) 8.7 c
B) 0.21 c
C) -0.21 c
D) 0.93 c
E) -0.93 c
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