Two stars of masses 
each, and at distance 
rotate in a plane about their common centre of mass O. A meteorite passes through O 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 O is:
(Take Gravitational constant 
A
B
C
D
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
D
JEE Main 2019
Let M is mass of star 
is mass of meteorite By energy convervation between 0 and 
.
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