17.48: In the binary star system shown,
so */i/kz+2kmd(bby cthe two stars follow circular orbits about the system’s center of mass. The stars are separated by a distance D that is large compared to their size and are subject only to their mutual gr
y*i/b+oz c /md2 kskb(avitational attraction. The orbital period of the star of mass M is T. Which one of the following choices represents the total mass of the binary star system?