+91-87964 74404
FlagBACK
Question icon
Grade 12th PassModern Physics

two particles are moving in the opposite direction with half the velocity of light.what is the relative velocity of a particle with respect to another one?

Profile image of shyam raj
14 Years agoGrade 12th Pass
Answers icon

3 Answers

Profile image of Chetan Mandayam Nayakar
14 Years ago

answer=((c/2)+(c/2))/(1+((c/2)(c/2)/c2))

Profile image of G Narayana Raju
14 Years ago

relative velocity is c(speed of light).

Profile image of Vishal Kamalakannan
14 Years ago

The answer is c/2-(-c/2)=c 

Other Related Questions on modern physics

question mark
A particle is projected in vertical plane such that after 5 seconds its velocity becomes horizontal. The maximum height attained by the projectile from point of projection is n3 m. The value of n is _______. (g = 10 m/s2)
modern physics
1 Answer Available

Last Activity: 3 Years ago

question mark
Two particles approach each other from very large distance as shown, . if the least separation between the particles is b, what is the speed of M in center of mass frame when particles are closest? (gravity negligible)
modern physics
1 Answer Available

Last Activity: 4 Years ago

question mark
Can the sum of two equal vectors be equal to either vector
 
modern physics
1 Answer Available

Last Activity: 4 Years ago

question mark
A nucleus X184 at rest emitt alpha particle With kinetic energy 9.0MeV. The product Nucleus is Y. The values of Binding energy per nucleon of alpha particle & Y differ by 1.5MeV. The values of Binding energy per nucleon of X & Y differ by (n÷230) MeV, then n is
modern physics
1 Answer Available

Last Activity: 4 Years ago

question mark
SUBJECT: PROBLEM BASED ON LINE DETECTION.
Query: How to apply all the filters for line detection on the following piece of image (provided below)? Explain its Observations to comment on its results.
modern physics
1 Answer Available

Last Activity: 4 Years ago