A ship flying away from Earth at 0.9c (where c is the speed of light) fires a missile which moves toward the Earth at a speed of 0.5c relative to the ship. How fast does the missile move relative to the Earth? 0.226c 0.727c 0.810c 0.500c

A ship flying away from Earth at 0.9c (where c is the speed of light) fires a missile which moves toward the Earth at a speed of 0.5c relative to the ship. How fast does the missile move relative to the Earth? 0.226c 0.727c 0.810c 0.500c

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A ship flying away from Earth at 0.9c (where c is the speed of light) fires a missile which moves toward the Earth at a speed of 0.5c relative to the ship. How fast does the missile move relative to the Earth? 0.226c 0.727c 0.810c 0.500c

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