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Solution: Two equal-mass stars maintain a constant distance
Chapter 5, Problem 78GP(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 78GP
Two equal-mass stars maintain a constant distance apart of 8.0 × 1010 m and rotate about a point midway between them at a rate of one revolution every 12.6 yr. (a) Why don’t the two stars crash into one another due to the gravitational force between them? (b) What must be the mass of each star?
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QUESTION:
Problem 78GP
Two equal-mass stars maintain a constant distance apart of 8.0 × 1010 m and rotate about a point midway between them at a rate of one revolution every 12.6 yr. (a) Why don’t the two stars crash into one another due to the gravitational force between them? (b) What must be the mass of each star?
ANSWER:
Solution 78 GP
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For a two equal mass stars, we need to find (a) Why the two stars crash one another, due to gravitational force between them. (b) To find the mass of each star.