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star is travelling at 0 . 6 c towards planet earth. It explodes. a ) At what speed is the light from the explosion travelling

star is travelling at 0.6c towards planet earth. It explodes.
a) At what speed is the light from the explosion travelling as measured relative to the star?
 b) At what speed is the light from the explosion travelling as measured relative to the earth? 

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