In a double-star system, two stars of mass 3.0 x 1030 kg each rotate about the system's

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In a double-star system, two stars of mass 3.0 x 1030 kg each rotate about the system's center of mass at radius 1.0 x 1011 m.

(a) What is their common angular speed?

(b) If a meteoroid passes through the system's center of mass perpendicular to their orbital plane, what minimum speed must it have at the center of mass if it is to escape to "infinity" from the two-star system?

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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0471758013

8th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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