17.48: In the binary star syste
mbi (0y* tiss wep-.-km shown, the 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 gravitational attraction. The orbital
yp -wm tibssk.(-0 *ie period of the star of mass M is T. Which one of the following choices represents the total mass of the binary star system?