A spaceship,traveling at 0.560c towards a stationary space platform,launches a secondary towards the station with a speed of 0.100c relative to the spaceship.What is the speed of the secondary rocket relative to the space platform?
A)0.460c
B)0.575c
C)0.600c
D)0.625c
E)0.660c

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To find the speed of the secondary rocket relative to the space platform, use the relativistic velocity addition formula: $ v = \frac{u + v'}{1 + \frac{uv'}{c^2}} $, where $ u = 0.560c $ and $ v' = 0.100c $. Plugging in the values, the speed is approximately 0.625c.

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