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A spaceship leaves a space station and emits a flash of light that travels at a speed of 300,000 km/s. The spaceship starts out travelling at 1/4 the speed of light, but ends up travelling at 99/100 the speed of light. What does a scientist on the space station measure the speed of the flash to be?

B. (1/4) x 300, 000 km/s

C. (1/100) x 300, 000 km/s

D. 300, 000 km/s

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the answer is number D
User Yurii Romanchenko
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The correct answer between all the choices given is the last choice or letter D, which is 300, 000 km/s. I am hoping that this answer has satisfied your query and it will be able to help you in your endeavor, and if you would like, feel free to ask another question.

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