A stellar object that is at a great distance emits a stream of matter at velocity...

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A stellar object that is at a great distance emits a stream ofmatter at velocity v towards an observer obliquely, forming anangle θ with the observation line. For the observer the jet appearsto have been emitted laterally at speed V.
Show that for certain angles the speed measured by the observer mayexceed the speed of light.

V = sin θ (1 / v - cos θ) −1

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