A spaceship,traveling at 0.100c away from a stationary space platform,launches a secondary rocket towards the station,with a speed of 0.560c relative to the spaceship.What is the speed of the secondary rocket relative to the space platform?
A) 0.460c
B) 0.487c
C) 0.492c
D) 0.550c
E) 0.660c
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