As a spaceship moving toward you at half the speed of light fires a probe toward you, relative to itself at 0.7 the speed of light, you see the probe approaching at about

A) 0.70c.
B) 0.87c.
C) 0.89c.
D) 0.92c.
E) 0.96c.


Answer: C

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