Find the mass of each star


A binary system consists of two stars that revolve in a circular orbit about a center of mass midway between them. This means that the masses of the two stars are equal. Assume the orbital speed of each star is 285 km/s and the orbital period of each is 16.5 days.

Find the mass M of each star.

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