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Ibix
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No, it is wrong. See post #57 for the correct calculation and the explanation of why simply adding low velocities almost works, and post #58 for a worked example.FRANKENSTEIN54 said:I measure the speed of the bullet Relative to Me to be 800mph . Is that correct ?
The correct answer, given your 600mph and 200mph figures, is 799.9999999998mph. Your mistake amounts to around 0.3 microns per hour at these speeds, which is utterly negligible. But your error gets larger and larger as either velocity approaches ##c##.
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