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The observed period of the binary system Cygnus X-1, presumed to be a bright star and a bl...

The observed period of the binary system Cygnus X-1, presumed to be a bright star and a black hole, is 5.6 days. If the mass of the visible component is 20 and the black hole has a mass of 16 , show that the semimajor axis of the orbit of the black hole relative to the visible star is roughly one-fifth the distance from Earth to the Sun.

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