Three asteroids are traveling in a gravity-less region of space. At timet = t1they occupy collinear positions. At a later timet = t2their positions are also collinear. The asteroid in the middle att1is also in the middle att2. Will the asteroids always be collinear? Assume the asteroids are light enough, and distant enough, that their mutual gravitational attraction is negligible.
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Three asteroids are traveling in a gravity-less region of space. At time t = t1 they occupy collinear positions. At a later time t = t2 their positions are also collinear. The asteroid in the middle at t1 is also in the middle at t2. Will the asteroids always be collinear? Assume the asteroids are light enough, and distant enough, that their mutual gravitational attraction is negligible.
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