Physics

Problem

## Questions 33-34 Two stars orbit their common center of mass as shown in the diagram below. The masses of the two stars are

3 M

and

M

. The distance between the stars is

d

. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/diraq-contents/question-bank/question-images/1c872fb1463b/2025_11_20_e5791e6ab03a03ed3d63g-05.jpg) 33. What is the value of the gravitational potential energy of the two star system? (A)

-\frac{G M^{2}}{d}

(B)

\frac{3 G M^{2}}{d}

(C)

-\frac{G M^{2}}{d^{2}}

(D)

-\frac{3 G M^{2}}{d}

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