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A spaceship travelling directly away from Earth at 0.950c (where c is the speed of light) explodes and a piece of debris moves toward Earth at -271000000 m/s relative to the ship. What is the velocity of the debris relative to Earth? Define your coordinates so that positive velocities are directed away from Earth. m/s

A spaceship travelling directly away from Earth at 0.950c (where c is the speed of light) explodes and a piece of debris moves toward Earth at -271000000 m/s relative to the ship. What is the velocity of the debris relative to Earth? Define your coordinates so that positive velocities are directed away from Earth. m/s

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A spaceship travelling directly away from Earth at 0.950c (where c is the speed of light) explodes and a piece of debris moves toward Earth at -271000000 m/s relative to the ship. What is the velocity of the debris relative to Earth? Define your coordinates so that positive velocities are directed away from Earth. m/s

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