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Ben Is Racing a Light Beam in a 100-Meter Dash

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Ben is racing a light beam in a 100-meter dash.Ben bursts out of the starting blocks at 99 percent of the speed of light (0.99c) .At the same instant,a flashlight beam is turned on from the starting blocks.
-Refer to the race described above.According to the spectators watching in the stands,what happens?


A) The light beam wins the race,but barely-it is going 1 percent of the speed of light faster than Ben.
B) The light beam instantly finishes the race,before Ben even has a chance to start.
C) The light beam wins the race by a large margin because it is going faster than Ben by the full speed of light.
D) Ben beats the light beam to the finish line,becoming a hero.

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