Question: Current Attempt in Progress Two stars in a binary system orbit around their center of mass. The centers of the two stars are 6 :

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Two stars in a binary system orbit around their center of mass. The centers of the two stars are 6:321011m apart. The larger of the two stars has a mass of 3.761030kg, and its center is 1.901011m from the system's center of mass. What is the mass of the smaller star?
Current Attempt in Progress Two stars in a binary

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