Question #132297
two cars are moving with same velocity c/2 .these are perpendicular to each other .find relative velocity.
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Expert's answer
2020-09-14T10:23:54-0400

As Lorenz transformation is u=(u2+v2+2vucosθ(vusinθc)21+vucosθc2u=\frac{\sqrt{(u'^2+v^2+2vu'\cos\theta'-(\frac{vu'\sin\theta'}{c})^2}}{1+\frac{vu'\cos\theta'}{c^2}} (J.D.Jackson,Classical Electrodynamics, N.Y-London,1962)

We have u=v=c/2,θ=π/2u'=v=c/2, \theta'=\pi/2 then u=c7/16u=c\sqrt{7/16}


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