Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
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Chapter 37 - Relativity - Problems - Page 1149: 63c

Answer

$V_{app} = 3.24~c$

Work Step by Step

In part (a), we found that $~~D_{app} = vt~sin~\theta$ In part (b), we found that $~~T_{app} = t-\frac{vt~cos~\theta}{c}$ We can find $V_{app}$: $V_{app} = \frac{D_{app}}{T_{app}}$ $V_{app} = \frac{vt~sin~\theta}{t-\frac{vt~cos~\theta}{c}}$ $V_{app} = \frac{v~sin~\theta}{1-\frac{v~cos~\theta}{c}}$ $V_{app} = \frac{(0.980~c)~sin~30.0^{\circ}}{1-\frac{(0.980~c)~cos~30.0^{\circ}}{c}}$ $V_{app} = \frac{(0.980~c)~sin~30.0^{\circ}}{1-0.980~cos~30.0^{\circ}}$ $V_{app} = 3.24~c$
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