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You observe a binary star system and find that star 1 has a velocity of 20 m/s while star 2 has a velocity of 40 m/s.What is the ratio of masses of the two stars (M1/M2)? If you find that the separation of the two stars is 0.5 AU and the orbital period is 70 days, then what are the individual masses of the two stars?


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