Teenagers Sam and Tom are playing chicken in their rockets. As FIGURE Q36.2 shows, an experimenter on
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Teenagers Sam and Tom are playing chicken in their rockets. As FIGURE Q36.2 shows, an experimenter on earth sees that each is traveling at 0.95c as he approaches the other. Sam fires a laser beam toward Tom.
a. What is the speed of the laser beam relative to Sam?b. What is the speed of the laser beam relative to Tom?
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0.95c 0.95c Sam Tom Laser beam Earth FIGURE Q36.2
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