Recent content by HornetHades

Thanks for your (very) prompt reply! Yeah that helps but now i have (r-a)/a±√(m1/m2). It's very close to the answer but I have no idea what to do with the a :/

1. Homework Statement Homework Equations g = (Gm)/r2 The Attempt at a Solution I tried doing (Gm1)/a2 = (Gm2)/(r-a)2 where a is equal to the distance from the position we're trying to find to the center of the most massive object but end up getting a quadratic in the denominator on the right...