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A Double-Star System with Each Star Having the Mass of the Sun

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A double-star system with each star having the mass of the Sun has an orbital period of 1 year.A second double star system,also with each star having the mass of the Sun,has an orbital period of 8 years.If the separation of the stars in the first system is d and the orbits in both cases are circular,what is the separation of the stars in the second system?


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