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Physics for Scientists and Engineers

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337553278

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter13: Universal Gravitation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 32AP

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A binary star system has two stars, each with the same mass as our sun, separated by 1.10×10^12 m. A comet is very far away and essentially at rest. Slowly but surely, gravity pulls the comet toward the stars. Suppose the comet travels along a straight line that passes through the midpoint between the two stars. What is the comet's speed at the midpoint?

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Write the given values with suitable variables.

$\begin{array}{rcl} r & = & 1.1 \times 10^{12} m \\ M & = & 2 \times 10^{30} kg \end{array}$

Here, r denotes the separation distance and M denotes the mass of the Sun.

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