Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 37 - Relativity - Problems - Page 1147: 37

Answer

$v=0.13c$

Work Step by Step

We know that; $\frac{v}{c}=\frac{\Delta \lambda}{\lambda_{\circ}}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $\frac{v}{c}=\frac{620-540}{620}=0.13$ Therefore; $v=0.13c$
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