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I was wondering if someone could tell me if I did this right:
Two neutron stars are separated by a distance of 10^10m. They each have a mass of 10^30kg and a radius of 10^5m. They are initially at rest relative to each other. How fast are they moving when they collide?
R = 2r + d = 2(10^5)+10^10
v = sqrroot (2Gm2/R^2), sub in all the numbers and v = 1.2x10^5m/s
Two neutron stars are separated by a distance of 10^10m. They each have a mass of 10^30kg and a radius of 10^5m. They are initially at rest relative to each other. How fast are they moving when they collide?
R = 2r + d = 2(10^5)+10^10
v = sqrroot (2Gm2/R^2), sub in all the numbers and v = 1.2x10^5m/s