Two stars of masses 
each, and at distance 
rotate in a plane about their common centre of mass 
. A meteorite passes through 
moving perpendicular to the star's rotation plane. In order to escape from the gravitational field of this double star, the minimum speed that meteorite should have at 
is: (Take Gravitational constant 
A
B
C
D
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
D
JEE Main 2019
Let 
is mass of star 
is mass of meteorite By energy conversation between 
and 
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