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Homework Statement
What is the kinetic energy and total mechanical energy of a binary system of identical spheres orbiting around their common center of mass?
M = mass
R = radius
Homework Equations
Force of gravity = GM^2/2R
K = 1/2MV^2
The Attempt at a Solution
I don't know whether or not you double the kinetic energy since there are two spheres.