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I'm not getting very far with these problems. Don't know what my problem is.
Given a circular orbit, the centripetal acceleration is given by the gravitational force between the two stars. I chose the center to be halfway between the stars d/2.
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n149/camarolt4z28/2010-09-13225621.jpg?t=1284437088
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n149/camarolt4z28/2010-09-13225642.jpg?t=1284437089
Given a circular orbit, the centripetal acceleration is given by the gravitational force between the two stars. I chose the center to be halfway between the stars d/2.
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n149/camarolt4z28/2010-09-13225621.jpg?t=1284437088
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n149/camarolt4z28/2010-09-13225642.jpg?t=1284437089
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