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You are traveling in a space ship at half the speed of light (0.5c) directly toward an oncoming photon traveling at the speed of light (c). At what speed would you see the photon coming toward you?
 
  A) c
  B) 0.25c
  C) 1.5c
  D) 0.5c

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If the speed of light were not absolute, the speed at which light from a star in a binary system came towards the Earth would depends on the star's
 
  A) position and velocity
  B) distance
  C) masses
  D) sizes


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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Reply #2 on: Jul 27, 2018
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