Question: As you pilot your space utility vehicle at a constant speed toward the moon a race pilot flies past you in her space racer at

As you pilot your space utility vehicle at a constant speed toward the moon a race pilot flies past you in her space racer at a constant speed of 0.800c relative to you. At the instant the space racer passes you, both of you start timers at zero.
(a) At the instant when you measure that the space racer has traveled 1.20 x 108 m past you, what does the race pilot read on her timer?
(b) When the race pilot reads the value calculated in part (a) on her timer, what does she measure to be your distance from her?
(c) At the instant when the race pilot reads the value calculated in part (a) on her timer, what do you read on yours?

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