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Shedding Light on Motion: Relative Motion (Episode 3)

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Satellites float in space around Earth. Title card reads, "Shedding light on motion, Episode 3. Relative motion."

Relative motion is defined as the calculation of the motion of an object with regard to some other moving or static object. Thus, the motion is not calculated with reference to the earth, but is the velocity of the object in reference to the other moving object as if it were in a static state. Part of the "Shedding Light on Motion" series.

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Runtime: 23 minutes 10 seconds

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