University Physics Volume 1
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Two celestial bodies whose masses are m1 and m2 are revolving around their common center of mass and the distance between them is L. Assuming that they are both point masses, Find the angular speed, tangential speeds of the masses m1 and m2, and period of the motion.
Universal Gravitational Constant, G=6,6742867E-11 m3 kg / s2(Note that the exponent is negative)Radius of Earth, RE: 6,3781366E+06 mMass of Earth, ME: 5,9721426E+24 kg
m1=10^12kg
m2=10^11kg
L=10^8m
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3,85280E+00 m2
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