You're caught running a red light on Hwy 316. Attempting to impress the skeptical patrol officer with your physics knowledge, you claim that you were traveling so fast that the red light (693 nm) appeared yellow (582 nm) to you. How fast would you have been traveling (in mi/hr) if that had been the case?

You're caught running a red light on Hwy 316. Attempting to impress the skeptical patrol officer with your physics knowledge, you claim that you were traveling so fast that the red light (693 nm) appeared yellow (582 nm) to you. How fast would you have been traveling (in mi/hr) if that had been the case?

University Physics Volume 3

17th Edition

ISBN:9781938168185

Author:William Moebs, Jeff Sanny

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Chapter5: Relativity

Section: Chapter Questions

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