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To determine
To Find:
The observed speed if the light wave traveling parallel to v .
To determine
(b)
To Find:
The observedspeed if the light wave traveling antiparallel to v .
To determine
(c)
To Find:
observed speed if the light wave traveling perpendicular to v .
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