A spaceship moves at a speed of 0.95c away from the Earth. It shoots a star wars torpedo toward the Earth at a speed of 0.90c relative to the ship. What is the velocity of the torpedo relative to the Earth? (The direction in which the spaceship moves is the positive direction.)
a. ?0.34c
b. 0.34c
c. 0.060c
d. ?0.060c
e. 0
b
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