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A large asteroid of mass 39300 kg is at rest far away from any planets or stars. A much smaller asteroid, of mass 720 kg is in a circular orbit about the large asteroid at a distance of 256 m as a result of their mutual gravitational attraction. What is the speech v2 of the second asteroid?

Name: a large asteroid of mass 39300 kg is at rest far away from any planets or stars a much smaller asteroid of mass 720 kg is in a circular orbit about the large asteroid at a distance of 256 m 48337
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          A large asteroid of mass 39300 kg is at rest far away from any planets or stars. A much smaller asteroid, of mass 720 kg is in a circular orbit about the large asteroid at a distance of 256 m as a result of their mutual gravitational attraction. What is the speech v2 of the second asteroid?

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A large asteroid of mass 39300 kg is at rest far away from any planets or stars. A much smaller asteroid, of mass 720 kg is in a circular orbit about the large asteroid at a distance of 256 m as a result of their mutual gravitational attraction. What is the speech v2 of the second asteroid?