If a Binary System Has a Period of 4 Years

question 77

True/False

If a binary system has a period of 4 years and a separation of 5 AU, then the total mass is 7.8 solar masses.

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Definitions:

Price Mechanism

The process through which prices rise and fall as a result of changes in supply and demand, determining the allocation of resources in a market economy.

Wage and Price Controls

Government-imposed restrictions on the levels at which wages and prices can be set, usually to control inflation.

Inflation

A general increase in prices and decrease in the purchasing value of money.

Pure Capitalist Economy

An economic system characterized by private ownership of resources and the use of market mechanisms to allocate goods and services with minimal government intervention.