Complete Question
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Answer:
The mass is [tex]M =1.43 *10^{32} \ kg[/tex]
Explanation:
From the question we are told that
The mass of the stars are [tex]m_1 = m_2 =M[/tex]
The orbital speed of each star is [tex]v_s = 240 \ km/s =240000 \ m/s[/tex]
The orbital period is [tex]T = 12.5 \ days = 12.5 * 2 4 * 60 *60 = 1080000\ s[/tex]
The centripetal force acting on these stars is mathematically represented as
[tex]F_c = \frac{Mv^2}{r}[/tex]
The gravitational force acting on these stars is mathematically represented as
[tex]F_g = \frac{GM^2 }{d^2}[/tex]
So [tex]F_c = F_g[/tex]
=> [tex]\frac{mv^2}{r} = \frac{Gm_1 * m_2 }{d^2}[/tex]
=> [tex]\frac{v^2}{r} = \frac{GM}{(2r)^2}[/tex]
=> [tex]\frac{v^2}{r} = \frac{GM}{4r^2}[/tex]
=> [tex]M = \frac{v^2*4r}{G}[/tex]
The distance traveled by each sun in one cycle is mathematically represented as
[tex]D = v * T[/tex]
[tex]D = 240000 * 1080000[/tex]
[tex]D = 2.592*10^{11} \ m[/tex]
Now this can also be represented as
[tex]D = 2 \pi r[/tex]
Therefore
[tex]2 \pi r= 2.592*10^{11} \ m[/tex]
=> [tex]r= \frac{2.592*10^{11}}{2 \pi }[/tex]
=> [tex]r= 4.124 *10^{10} \ m[/tex]
So
[tex]M = \frac{v^2*4r}{G}[/tex]
=> [tex]M = \frac{(240000)^2*4*(4.124*10^{10})}{6.67*10^{-11}}[/tex]
=> [tex]M =1.43 *10^{32} \ kg[/tex]
