Question:

Two stars of masses 3 x 1031 kg each and at distance 2 x 10

Last updated: 6/27/2023

Two stars of masses 3 x 1031 kg each and at distance 2 x 10

Two stars of masses 3 x 1031 kg each and at distance 2 x 10 1 m rotate in a plane about their common centre of mass O A meteorite passes through O moving perpendicular to the star s rotation plane In order to escape from the gravitational field of this double star the minimum speed that meteorite should have at O is Take Gravitational constant G 6 67 x 10 11 Nm kg 2 B 2 4 x 10 m s 1 4 x 105 m s 3 8 x 104 m s 2 8 105 m s