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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2023 / ii / Paper 4 / 37B / b / i / Solution

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Use the total mass
M≃60M⊙​≃1.2×1032 kg.
(1)
With the stated last-orbit estimate,
r=c26GM​≃5×105 m.
(2)
The Kepler third law then gives
T=2πGMr3​​=12π6​c3GM​≃3×10−2 s.
(3)
A binary's dominant quadrupole radiation has two cycles per orbit, so the last-orbit frequency of a compact binary is
fGW​≃T2​≃7×101 Hz​.
(4)
Only one significant figure is meaningful under the approximations.

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