Question

Light travels through space at a speed of 3.0 x 108 m/s. A space probe is
traveling toward Earth at 2.5 * 108 m/s when one of its spotlights is turned
on. What speed would an observer on Earth measure for the light from the
spotlight?
O A. 2.5 * 108 m/s
O B. 3.0 x 108 m/s
O c. 5.5 x 108 m/s
O D. 0.5 x 108 m/s

Answer 1

Explanation:

The answer is (B). The speed of light is the same for all observers regardless of their motion relative to the light source.

Answer 2

The speed would an observer on Earth measures for the light from the spotlight will be 3×10⁸ m/sec.

What is speed?

Speed is defined as the rate of change of the distance or the height attained. it is a time-based quantity. it is denoted by u for the initial speed while v for the final speed. its si unit is m/sec.

The given data in the problem is;

The speed of light is, $\rm C =3 \times 10^8\ m/sec$

All frames of reference have the same speed of light in a vacuum. Therefore the speed would an observer on Earth measures for the light from the spotlight will be 3×10⁸ m/sec.

Hence option B is correct.

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