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J.S.Plaskett's star is one of the most massive stars known at present. It is a double or a binary star, that is, it consists of two stars bound together by gravity. From spectroscopic studies it is known that the period of revolution of each component is 14.4 days; the velocity of each component is about 220 km/s; The orbit is nearly circular
(a) Argue that the masses of two stars are nearly equal and that they are nearly equidistant from the centre of mass of the system.
(b) Compute the reduced mass and and the separation of the two components.
(b) Compute the reduced mass and and the separation of the two components.
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