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Title: A star is moving toward the Earth with a speed of 0.9 c (90% the speed of light)
Post by: mikael on May 15, 2014
A star is moving toward the Earth with a speed of 0.9 c (90% the speed of light). It emits light, which moves away from the star at the speed of light. Relative to us on Earth, the speed of the light moving towards us (emitted by the star) is 
A) c 
B) 1.9 c 
C) 1.2 c 
D) 0.98 c 


Title: Re: A star is moving toward the Earth with a speed of 0.9 c (90% the speed of light)
Post by: chemistree on May 20, 2014
A) c  ⇒ All observers see the speed of light as c
B) 1.9 c 
C) 1.2 c 
D) 0.98 c


Title: Re: A star is moving toward the Earth with a speed of 0.9 c (90% the speed of light)
Post by: mikael on Jun 4, 2014
Thank you.