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A pair of stars rotates about a common centre of mass. One of the stars has a mass M and the other has mass m such that =2m. The distance between the centres of the stars is d ( d being large compare to the size of eithe star).
The ratio of the angular momentum of the two stars about their common centre of mass `(L_(m)//L_(M))`

A

`1`

B

`2`

C

`4`

D

`9`

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